Psychological Development and Education ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 425-432.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2017.04.06

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The Effect of Stereotype Threat on Achievement Motivation of Teenagers with Learning Disability

WANG Qi1, YU Guoliang2   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, School of Law, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134;
    2. Institue of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872
  • Online:2017-07-15 Published:2017-07-15

Abstract: Increasing attention has been paid to the influence of stereotype threat on different groups. However, past studies are limited. Built on previous research, the present study aims to explore the association between stereotype threat of learning disabled teenagers and their achiecement motivation. In Study 1, a two-step mental rotation task combining mental rotation trials and negative stereotype sentences was conducted. In Study 2, after inducing stereotype threat, Achievement Motivation Scale was used for measuring participants' motivation. In Study 3, self-affirmation was ased to reduce effects of stereotype threat. The results indicated that 1) compared with learning disabled teenagers in control group, learning disabled teenagers in stereotype threat group improved slower in mental rotation task. 2) learning disabled teenagers in stereotype threat group hold lower achievement motivation and higher avoid-failure motivation; 3) Self-affirmation lowered learning disabled teenagers' avoid-failure motivation.

Key words: stereotype threat, learning disabled teenager, achievement motivation, self-affirmation

CLC Number: 

  • G422

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