Claiming the Validity of Negative In-group Stereotypes When Foreseeing a Challenge: A Self-handicapping Account

Kim, Hakkyun; Lee, Kyoung-Mi; Hong, Ying‐yi

doi:10.1080/15298868.2011.561560

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“…However, as internalized racial oppression increased, the risk of MDD increased for those with high self‐esteem but not low. These findings support previous research that suggests that high self‐esteem is protective when racism is internalized (Burkley & Blanton, ; Kim, Lee & Hong, ). At the same time, other research has conceptualized internalized racial oppression as an ego threat, and as the threat increases, those with high self‐esteem might be less able to self‐regulate resulting in negative emotional outcomes (Baumeister, Heatherton, & Tice, ).…”

Section: Framing Internalized Oppressionsupporting

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Reframing Internalized Racial Oppression and Charting a way Forward

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Stephens

2018

Social Issues Policy Review

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Section: Framing Internalized Oppressionsupporting

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Reframing Internalized Racial Oppression and Charting a way Forward

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Stephens

2018

Social Issues Policy Review

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“…When combined with their prior studies, this result provides strong evidence that negative self-stereotyping following failure is driven by a need to protect self-esteem. Kim, Lee, and Hong (2012) extended this work by examining if negative self-stereotyping can also serve as a way to protect self-esteem from an anticipated failure. When people foresee an upcoming failure, they may create or claim an obstacle that would ensure the failure, a phenomenon commonly known as self-handicapping ( Jones & Berglas, 1978).…”

Section: Negative Self-stereotypes Protect the Self Against Threatsmentioning

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“…Finally, a follow‐up study found that men were more likely to endorse the stereotype “women are better at verbal tasks than men” when anticipating a difficult, rather than easy, verbal test. These studies by Kim et al () provide an important addition of the stereotype excuse literature. First, these studies showed that negative self‐stereotypes can protect people's self‐esteem in an anticipatory, rather than retrospective, manner.…”

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“…Kim, Lee, and Hong () extended this work by examining if negative self‐stereotyping can also serve as a way to protect self‐esteem from an anticipated failure. When people foresee an upcoming failure, they may create or claim an obstacle that would ensure the failure, a phenomenon commonly known as self‐handicapping (Jones & Berglas, ).…”

Section: Positive Outcomes Of Negative Self‐stereotypesmentioning

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“Women Like Me Are Bad at Math”: The Psychological Functions of Negative Self‐Stereotyping

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Burkley

2014

Social & Personality Psych

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The impact of negative stereotypes can be harmful, and as a result, stigmatized targets are often motivated to deny their accuracy. However, at times, targets of even the most unflattering stereotypes embrace them as valid. Early stigma researchers conceptualized this self‐stereotyping as a form of internalized self‐hatred. However, within the last few decades, stigma researchers have challenged this notion. This more contemporary approach asserts that there are situations where endorsing negative stereotypes can actually be of use to those who are targeted by them. For instance, endorsing negative self‐stereotypes can be used to help justify the status quo, fulfill assimilation and differentiation needs, and protect against personal and social threats. The purpose of the present paper is to review both traditional and contemporary explanations for the causes and consequences of negative self‐stereotyping. In doing so, we highlight strengths and limitations within the self‐stereotyping literature and suggest future directions for research.

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“…Because self-handicapping is more common among those individuals who are to some degree unsure of their personal competence (Berglas & Jones, 1978), some studies determined a positive relation between these strategies and low self-esteem (e.g., Chen, Sung, & Wan, 2017;Eronen, Nurmi, & Salmela-Aro, 1998). However, other studies indicated that self-handicapping is more frequent in people with high self-esteem (e.g., Kim, Lee, & Hong, 2012;Rappo, Alesi, & Pepi, 2017), to the extent that this strategy allows safeguarding the personal worth of the individual faced with a hypothetical failure.…”

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Perfiles de self-handicapping y autoestima y su relación con las metas de logro

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El presente trabajo pretende profundizar en el conocimiento del self-handicapping académico. Dos son los objetivos de este estudio: (a) identificar posibles perfiles de estudiantes a partir de la combinación del self-handicapping (conductual y alegado) y la autoestima; y (b) analizar las diferencias entre estos perfiles en cuanto a sus metas de logro (aprendizaje, aproximación al rendimiento, evitación del rendimiento y evitación del trabajo). Participaron en la investigación 1028 estudiantes universitarios. Para la obtención de los perfiles se realizó un análisis de perfiles latentes. Las diferencias entre perfiles en las metas de logro se analizaron mediante un MANCOVA, tomando como covariables el género y el curso. Se obtuvieron cinco perfiles de estudiantes: BA/ASH (baja autoestima y alto self-handicapping); BA/ASHA (baja autoestima y alto self-handicapping alegado); BA/ASHC (baja autoestima y alto self-handicapping conductual); MA/MSH (moderada autoestima y moderado self-handicapping); y MA/BSH (moderada autoestima y bajo self-handicapping). Estos perfiles se diferenciaron entre sí significativamente en cuanto a sus metas de logro. Los resultados de este trabajo contribuyen a la comprensión de las características motivacionales de los estudiantes self-handicappers. Dado lo disfuncional que resultan estas estrategias, se plantean algunas pautas psicoeducativas dirigidas a la prevención del self-handicapping en el contexto académico.

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Claiming the Validity of Negative In-group Stereotypes When Foreseeing a Challenge: A Self-handicapping Account

Cited by 16 publications

References 59 publications

Reframing Internalized Racial Oppression and Charting a way Forward

Reframing Internalized Racial Oppression and Charting a way Forward

“Women Like Me Are Bad at Math”: The Psychological Functions of Negative Self‐Stereotyping

Perfiles de self-handicapping y autoestima y su relación con las metas de logro

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