Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants: The role of cultural identity strength.

Autor/inn/en	Weber, Silvana; Appel, Markus; Kronberger, Nicole
Titel	Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants: The role of cultural identity strength. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Stereotypbedrohung und die kognitive Leistung jugendlicher Migranten: Die Rolle der Stärke der kulturellen Identität.
Quelle	In: Contemporary educational psychology, (2015) 42, S. 71-81Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-476X; 1090-2384
DOI	10.1016/j.cedpsych.2015.05.001
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Soziale Identität; Akkulturation; Einstellung (Psychologie); Kognitive Kompetenz; Kulturelle Identität; Jugend; Marginalisierung; Einwanderung; Ethnische Identität; Drohung; Entwicklung; Leistung; Sensitivität; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Investigated the role of cultural and ethnic identity strength on adolescents' cognitive performance in situations of explicit/implicit stereotype threat in 2 studies. A total of 171 adolescents with foreign ethnic background living in Austria were compared to 120 Austrian adolescents (all aged 12-15 years). Standardized measures assessed immigration background, residence culture identity strength, ethnic identity strength, bicultural identity integration, cognitive performance, and affective state. The results of Experiment 1 suggested that under conditions of explicit stereotype threat and irrespective of ethnic identity strength, high identification of adolescent immigrants with Austrian culture correlated with superior cognitive performance. No association emerged between residence culture identity strength and cognitive performance under condition of implicit stereotype threat. A manipulation of residence culture identity strength in Experiment 2 revealed that emphasizing similarities with the residence culture positively influenced immigrant adolescents' performance under threat. Implications for enhancing educational achievement among immigrant students are discussed. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3