Group esteem threat research omits stereotype and identification measures

Evidence

Both ingroup identification and negative stereotypes were examined as potential antecedents of intergroup threat. Among the studies of group esteem threat, none included a measure of negative outgroup stereotypes and only two included a measure of ingroup identification, rendering an analysis of the effect of identification on group esteem threat almost impossible. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 106

Categorization

• XREF: Points the MOC to a genuine measurement gap in the threat literature that could be framed as a limitation or future direction.
• QUESTION: Why do group esteem threat studies so consistently skip stereotype measures — an oversight or a sign the construct is hard to distinguish from anxiety?