Minoritized Identity and Social Perception Anxiety: The Impact of Potential Prejudice on Theory of Mind Utilization

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dc.contributor.advisorMaynard, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorSoares Miehlstein, Maximillian
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T23:42:59Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T23:42:59Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/108423
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectSocial psychology
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectperception
dc.subjectsocial cognition
dc.subjecttheory of mind
dc.titleMinoritized Identity and Social Perception Anxiety: The Impact of Potential Prejudice on Theory of Mind Utilization
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dcterms.abstractA theoretical framework relating having a minoritized identity to theory of mind utilization, conceptualized as Social Perception Anxiety (SPA) for the present study, was used to explore the effects that identity has on social cognition. Previous research in cultural psychology illustrates how collectivist cultural values place importance on other group members’ mental states, through frequent consideration of others’ mental states (see Markus & Kitayama, 1991; Wu & Keysar, 2008). Subclinical levels of social anxiety experienced by minority group members, specifically about self-perception through others’ eyes, are functionally similar to collectivist cultural values of maintaining group harmony. Adult participants (N = 221) with any self-identified minoritized identity participated in this online questionnaire. Through multiple regression analyses, there was a negative moderation effect of collectivist Culture Self-Construal (CSC) weakening the relationship between Awareness of stereotypes and SPA. Additionally, when exploring differences in where an individual grew up, there was a main effect for location of childhood home (Hawaiʻi vs. other) on Experiences of Discrimination as well as in different levels of Awareness of stereotypes. Taken with considering no differences in SPA between perceived visibility of one’s identity, contextual factors that could influence SPA and necessity to utilize theory of mind are discussed.
dcterms.extent95 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
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