Gender Stereotypes And Self-Perceptions Among College Students

Socioeconomic stereotypes among undergraduate college students.

Classism, i.e., socioeconomic stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination that college students direct toward their peers, was examined. A sample of 53 undergraduate students (36 women and 17 men), ages 18 to 22 years (M = 19.0, SD = 1.2), were recruited from psychology courses. Utilizing a computer-administered questionnaire, participants were randomly assigned to rate a fictitious student whos...

Gender and Ethnic Differences Among College Students

Perceptions of Cyberstalking Among College Students

This article contributes to a growing body of research investigating the phenomenon of cyberstalking. Participants consisted of 100 students from a state university and 656 students from a large private university. Data were gathered from students about responses to a cyberstalking scenario and their use and experiences with the Internet. Furthermore, an analysis and comparison of students who ...

Stereotype Threat and Self-Perceptions: The Impact on College Students

an ability to update our self-concept based on information from others. In college, students weave together the feedback from grades and test scores, coaches and directors, and friends and loved ones and form a fairly accurate picture of how others see them” (p. 199). Accordingly, college students’ self-perceptions affect their performance positively and negatively both inside and outside of th...

Gender and Self-Selection Among Engineering Students