Individual stigma consciousness explains contradictory hypersensitivity findings

Evidence

New research demonstrating that individuals differ in their chronic sensitivity to prejudice reconciles these contradictory findings. People who score highly on the Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire, for example, expect to be stigmatized and stereotyped on the basis of their stigma (Pinel, 1999). Among ethnic minorities, women, gays, and lesbians, high The Psychological Impact of Prejudice 145 scores on the Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire correlate positively with perceptions of discrimination against the self and ingroup as well as with distrust of others (Pinel, 1999). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 947

Categorization

• XREF: A moderation variable that resolves the apparent contradiction — this is how the vault should frame the hypersensitivity claim rather than flatly accepting or rejecting it.
• DEFINE: Introduces Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire and the construct of individual chronic sensitivity to prejudice.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 947