Sorting by race, racial constancy for self, and racial constancy for others uniquely predicted out-group stereotyping in a hierarchical regression controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, and classification skill¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i2 medium
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q3 i2 Sorting by race remained a significant unique predictor of out-group stereotyping in the final regression model (β = .34, p = .003). → Pauker 2010 q3 i2 Racial constancy for others was associated with increased out-group stereotyping (β = .49, p < .0001), while racial constancy for self was associated with decreased out-group stereotyping (β = −.37, p = .005). → Pauker 2010 q3 i? Once race salience and essentialist thinking predictors were entered, age and classification skill no longer accounted for significant unique variance in out-group stereotyping. → Pauker 2010

Evidence¶

Pauker 2010¶

Pauker, K., Ambady, N., & Apfelbaum, E. P. (2010). Race Salience and Essentialist Thinking in Racial Stereotype Development. Child Development, 81(6), 1799–1813. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01511.x

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Hierarchical multiple regression on out-group stereotyping with 74 subjects (12 did not complete racial constancy measures due to time constraints; 3 had incomplete racial justification answers). The final model was significant, F(9, 64) = 6.67, R2 = .48, p < .001, with "sorting by race (β = .34, p = .003)" among the retained significant predictors alongside both racial constancy measures.

"As predicted, the factors that remained significant in the final model were those related to race salience and essentialist thinking: sorting by race (β = .34, p = .003), racial constancy for the self (β = −.37, p = .005), and racial constancy for others (β = .49, p < .0001)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Children begin applying racial stereotypes to out-groups around age 6, with out-group stereotyping increasing across age groups while in-group stereotyping shows no reliable age differences — related
• Racial justification (merely noticing and describing racial differences) did not uniquely predict out-group stereotyping, unlike functional sorting by race — related
• Children's essentialist reasoning about racial change increased with age, and essentialist reasoning about others (but not the self) predicted out-group stereotyping — related