Stereotype threat causes minority patients to dis-identify from health-promoting behaviors

Evidence

In the context of healthcare, researchers have found that when people worry that they are being viewed through the lens of negative stereotypes about their group, this concern can undermine communication, lead to discounting of feedback, poor adherence to health plans, and dis-identification—that is, viewing health promotion behaviors as “white” (Aronson et al., 2013). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1375

Categorization

• XREF: Gives institutional illustration of the conviction-vs-measured-bias gap: provider good intentions don’t overcome patient’s stereotype-threat response, mirroring the reader’s sincerity-doesn’t-predict-bias hypothesis.
• SHARE: The concrete example of dis-identification (‘viewing health care as white’) is a precise illustration worth sharing with anyone studying stereotype threat in institutional settings.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1375