This thesis seeks to explore how young women's body esteem is influenced by their beliefs about ambivalent sexism and stigma consciousness. In this study, a sample of 168 undergraduate female students at the University of Central Florida were asked to complete an online battery containing six psychological measures. The measures in this study included measures of body esteem and objectified body consciousness, perception and attitudes toward sexism, experiences with sexist events, and stigma consciousness. The results showed an association between higher body esteem and higher beliefs in benevolent sexism, and no relationship was found between hostile sexism and body esteem. As expected, body consciousness was positively correlated with stigma consciousness and women who experienced more sexist events had higher stigma consciousness. Additionally, regression models predicting body esteem based on hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and stigma consciousness were only significant for benevolent sexism. These findings suggest further research to explore body esteem in relation to sexism and stigma consciousness. The results of this study can help highlight the importance of a cultural context when addressing female body esteem issues.

Although women have made great strides in society working to close the gender gap, sexism still exists that may impact women’s psychological wellness. The current research examines the relationship between sexist attitudes toward women, stigma consciousness, and psychological well-being among 235 female participants from a medium sized Southern city. Participants took part in the research by completing a cross-sectional survey about the health and well-being of women in exchange for class credit or cash. The primary hypothesis was that stigma consciousness would serve as a mediator of the relationship between sexist attitudes toward women and psychological well-being. Results indicated a positive relationship between hostile sexism and psychological well-being and a negative relationship between hostile sexism and stigma consciousness. However, the relationship between stigma consciousness and psychological well-being was not significant. Therefore, stigma consciousness did not serve as a mediator between sexism and psychological well-being. This not significant relationship is explained in accord with past research. Possible reasons for the positive relationship between holding more sexist views toward women and having greater psychological well-being are discussed. / acase@tulane.edu

Η έρευνα εξετάζει την αντίληψη που έχει η πολιτισμική ομάδα των αλλοδαπών μαθητών, γύρω από τα συναισθήματα, τις εμπειρίες και τις εντυπώσεις που έχουν αναπτύξει μέσω της συμπεριφοράς των άλλων μαθητών σε καταστάσεις αλληλεπίδρασης. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, εξετάσαμε αν η πολιτισμική μειονότητα των αλλοδαπών μαθητών θεωρεί τον εαυτό της στιγματισμένη και περιθωριοποιημένη με το να προκαλεί στους άλλους προκαταλήψεις και στερεότυπα. Εξετάσαμε, επίσης, πώς άλλοι παράγοντες, όπως η καταγωγή, το φύλο, η ηλικία και ο τόπος διαμονής επηρεάζουν αυτήν την αντίληψη. Στην έρευνα συμμετείχαν 411 αλλοδαποί μαθητές Δημοτικών Σχολείων των νομών Αχαΐας, Ηλείας και Αιτωλοακαρνανίας. Στους μαθητές δόθηκε το ερωτηματολόγιο της συνείδησης του στίγματος. Τα αποτελέσματα κατέδειξαν ότι ένα μεγάλο ποσοστό των αλλοδαπών μαθητών συνειδητοποιούν το στίγμα. Ανέδειξαν, επίσης, ότι ο παράγοντας της καταγωγής επηρεάζει τη συνείδηση του στίγματος, ενώ άλλοι παράγοντες δεν την επηρεάζουν. / The research examines the percipience held by the cultural group of the foreign students about their feelings, experiences and impressions they have developed through the behavior of other students in interactive situations. In particular, we examined if the cultural minority of the foreign students considers itself as stigmatized and marginal by causing to others prejudices and stereotypes. We also examined how other factors, like the origin, the sex, the age and the place of living, influence that percipience. In the research participated 411 foreign students of the elementary schools of the regions Achaia, Ileia and Aitoloakarnania. The students were given the stigma consciousness questionnaire. The results showed that a great percentage of the foreign students become conscious of these facts. They also revealed that the factor of origin influence this percipience while others factors does not affect stigma consciousness.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) researchers and organizations recognize that a large gender and racial disparity exists in these fields. However, individuals with intersectional identities (i.e., Black women) have unique experiences of bias that preclude them from entering STEM careers and feeling a sense of belonging. As such, featuring an employee that demonstrates allyship for Black women on an organization’s website can be a useful identity-safe cue to signal that a Black woman’s identity will be valued and promote the recruitment of Black women in STEM organizations. Yet, research indicates that Black women who are high in stigma consciousness (i.e., sensitive to potential discrimination based on their identity) do not trust or believe a White woman ally presented in a written profile cares about helping Black women. The current study found that presenting an ally in a video profile mitigated these negative effects of stigma consciousness, and increased Black women’s anticipated belonging and trust in a fictional STEM organization via higher perceptions of allyship. Theoretical implications for research, practical implications for organizations, and future research avenues to explore are discussed

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