Safe contexts free stigmatized individuals to shift from self-protection to self-enhancement

Evidence

In the Universal Context of Racism model, self-protective mechanisms are elicited by the accessibility of racist explanations for personal and collective outcomes. If one can create a context where either (a) racism is not likely to occur or (b) if racism does emerge, its impact is significantly reduced, then one may be freer to use selfenhancement as a means of preserving psychological well-being. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1106