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Model Minority Myth: Minority Status Intersectionality, Simone Porter
Model Minority Myth: Minority Status Intersectionality, Simone Porter
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This study investigated the priming effects of the model minority stereotype on 52 clinicians in training regarding their diagnostic accuracy of a transgender Japanese American male (female to male) compared to a cisgender Japanese American male patient with identical symptoms qualifying for persistent depressive disorder (PDD). It was hypothesized that clinicians in training would be more likely to perceive the primed transgender vignette as low functioning with more time needed for recovery compared to perceiving the cisgender vignette as high functioning with less time needed for recovery. The results showed a main effect for gender for the symptom inattention to …
Mentally Ill, Hiv-Positive, Or Sexual Predator?: Determining Myths Perceived As Representative Of Transgender People, Dominic C. Locantore
Mentally Ill, Hiv-Positive, Or Sexual Predator?: Determining Myths Perceived As Representative Of Transgender People, Dominic C. Locantore
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Discrimination and prejudice toward transgender individuals are pervasive in the United States. Stereotypes, or myths, may partially explain why anti-transgender prejudice is so prevalent. The present study recruited a community sample online via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (N = 1450) to determine potential myths held by the American public about transgender people. In a between-subjects 5x6 factorial design, participants read a description of a target described as either: mentally ill, HIV-positive, a sexual predator, an ally of transgender people, or a person who is unfair to others (control). They then completed an intuitive judgment task regarding the target’s gender and provided …