This meta-analytic review examined the effectiveness of stereotype threat interventions
(STIs). Integrating the identity engagement model (Cohen, Purdie-Vaughns, & Garcia, 2012) …

Some groups of students—typically those who have suffered because of historical inequality
in society—disproportionately experience psychological barriers to educational success …

Self‐affirmation, operationalized as value‐affirmation interventions, can have long‐term
beneficial effects on the academic performance and trajectories of members of negatively …

This meta‐analysis assessed the impact of values affirmation on the academic achievement
of students under social identity threats in actual classrooms. After a systematic search …

BACKGROUND The motive to maintain a positive sense of self pervades social life.
Dismissing evidence that one is engaging in risky behavior, reacting defensively to good …

Values‐affirmation interventions have the potential to improve students' experience and
achievement in school. Researchers have proposed that these benefits are greatest when …

Mathematics education has undergone multiple reforms in the US and internationally in
recent decades. The main objective of these reforms has been to ensure K-12 students …

We tested whether a brief self-affirmation writing intervention protected against identity-
threats (ie, stereotyping and discrimination) for adolescents' school-related adjustment. The …

Lower ethnic minority achievement (relative to national average achievement levels)
remains a concern in many countries, and affirmation interventions offer a promising …

We trialed a novel method aimed at reducing educational inequalities in any given school by
tailoring an intervention to address the specific local social, cultural, and psychological …