More hardworking than smart: Nature and origins of stereotypes about children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds
⭐️From Eddie Brummelman, Aashna Poddar, Lena-Emilia Schenker & Andrei Cimpian
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Are you still looking for participants and does Asian Americans encompass South Asian Americans as well? I could share it with some folks!
Loved collaborating on this paper with Eddie, Lena, and Andrei! We find that children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are stereotyped as more hardworking 💪 than intelligent 🧠. A "striver" label may seem positive, but it can unfairly gatekeep opportunities meant for the "gifted." 🧵⬇️
Excited that our work on the Brilliance-Belonging Model will be out soon in Ed Psych Review! 🎉 This model aims to explain why educational disparities are often greater in fields where brilliance is seen as necessary for success. Details in Christina's thread below. Paper here: tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w
Bethany Lassetter led this new paper on gender stereotypes about effort in school, now in press at Developmental Science:
“Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
My symposium will explore children's understanding of social hierarchy. How do children think status is earned? What does it mean to be high status? When should power be transferred? Speakers include @aashnap.bsky.social, @katiemcauliffe.bsky.social, and Mack Briscoe! Come Saturday afternoon!