Gender microaggressions are normative messages that communicate harmful stereotypes or attitudes towards women. Research suggests that being the target of microaggresions may contribute to negative mental and physical health outcomes. The current study examined how gender microaggressions affect emotional and physiological reactivity as well as performance on a working memory task. Results indicated condition (i.e., control vs. sexual objectification microaggression vs. denial of sexism microaggression) did not have a significant affect on reactivity or performance. Issues of population bias and essentialism may have played an important role in study findings. Future directions are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc804826 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Prather, Courtney C. |
| Contributors | Ruiz, John Manuel, Boals, Adriel, 1973-, Kelly, Kimberly |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 56 pages : illustrations, Text |
| Rights | Public, Prather, Courtney C., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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