Gender brilliance stereotype emerges early and predicts children's motivation in South Korea
Seowoo Kim,
Kyong‐sun Jin,
Lin Bian
Abstract:Recent work suggests that the stereotype associating brilliance with men may underpin women's underrepresentation in prestigious careers, yet little is known about its development and consequences in non‐Western contexts. The present research examined the onset of this stereotype and its relation to children's motivation in 5‐ to 7‐year‐old Korean children (N = 272, 50% girls, tested 2021 to 2022). At age 7, children attributed brilliance to men when evaluating Asians and Whites, and girls became less interest… Show more
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