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Considering the Impact of Racial Stigmas and Science Identity: Persistence Among Biomedical and Behavioral Science Aspirants

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This longitudinal study examined whether the combination of having negative racial interactions and identifying with one's domain of study affects underrepresented racial minority freshmen. In line with stereotype threat theory, students reporting higher levels of this combination of experiences and attributes were significantly less likely to persist in their intended biomedical or behavioral science major.

Source: The Journal of Higher Education

DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2011.11777218

Authors: Mitchell J. Chang, M. Kevin Eagan, Monica H. Lin, Sylvia Hurtado

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Higher Education Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Applied Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences