This study investigated the role of emotional responses
in reaction to stereotype threat. Various emotions
were measured both before and after individuals took a
test under either the presence or absence of stereotype
threat. For those students operating under
stereotype threat, heightened anxiety was experienced
before taking the test and heightened frustration
occurred after the test
was concluded. Frustration correlated negatively with
performance in the threat condition, such that higher
levels of frustration were associated with poorer test
performance. Surprisingly, feelings of anxiety
were unrelated to performance on the test. No changes in
emotions were exhibited by individuals not under
stereotype threat. This study shows that
stereotype threat does produce emotional consequences
and that these emotions change over time.
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