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Attentional Bias For Threat In Intergroup Anxiety, Michelle Rattinger
Attentional Bias For Threat In Intergroup Anxiety, Michelle Rattinger
Psychology Theses
Threatening faces draw our attention with particular speed, a phenomenon commonly documented using behavioral measures such as the facial dot probe task. However, other aspects of the face that such tasks often fail to take into account, such as characteristics that signal race, also may influence threat perception. If dot probe tasks are to continue to serve as key measures of threat bias in research, we must understand whether and how the facial contexts in which angry expressions appear influence people’s attention to those expressions. The current study examined the ways in which emotional expression and facial race signifiers interact …
The Effect Of Stereotype Confirmation Concerns On Fear Of Negative Evaluation And Avoidance For Those With Social Anxiety Disorder, Suzanne Johnson
The Effect Of Stereotype Confirmation Concerns On Fear Of Negative Evaluation And Avoidance For Those With Social Anxiety Disorder, Suzanne Johnson
Psychology Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between stereotype confirmation concerns (SCC) and fear of negative evaluation (FNE). It is hypothesized that SCC will predict FNE, and that this effect will be moderated by race, such that SCC and FNE will be stronger among African Americans than among European Americans. A sample of 53 Caucasians and 41 African Americans were diagnosed with social anxiety. A hierarchical multiple regression was run to predict FNE with SCC, race, and the product of the two. The final model explained 27.9% of the variance in participants’ FNE. Race significantly moderated the …
Exploring The Role Of Culture And Race In African American Adolescents, Obari Sipho Yohance Cartman
Exploring The Role Of Culture And Race In African American Adolescents, Obari Sipho Yohance Cartman
Psychology Theses
There are myriad definitions of the terms race, ethnicity and culture in social sciences literature. Often these terms are used interchangeably with no conceptual rationale. This study aims to contribute to our greater understanding of the similarities and differences between the conceptualization and use of race and culture as they are experienced by African American adolescents. Multiple regression analyses and factor analysis were conducted for 223 African American high school aged students who completed a survey about racial and ethnic identity and a variety of positive youth development outcomes. Results showed preliminary support for race and culture being distinguishable yet …