Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS)

The Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS) measures susceptibility to stereotype threat in mathematics for both gender and ethnicity. 

Content

Domains
Self Awareness,
Social Awareness
Subdomain

Stereotype threat susceptibility; Math identification; Math self-concept; Gender identification; Gender stigma consciousness; Negative affect about math; Ethnicity stigma consciousness; Ethnic identification

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
43 items
Administration
Computer,
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Contact

Katherine Picho: katherine.picho@howard.edu

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Cokley, K., Awad, G., Smith, L., Jackson, S., Awosogba, O., Hurst, A., Stone, S., Blondeau, L., & Roberts, D. (2015). The roles of gender stigma consciousness, impostor phenomenon and academic self-concept in the academic outcomes of women and men. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 73(9-10), 414–426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-015-0516-7

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Picho, K., & Brown, S. W. (2011). Can Stereotype Threat Be Measured? A Validation of the Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS). Journal of Advanced Academics, 22(3), 374–411. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X1102200302

Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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