Coping With Stigma in the Workplace: Understanding the Role of Threat Regulation, Supportive Factors, and Potential Hidden Costs.
| Title: | Coping With Stigma in the Workplace: Understanding the Role of Threat Regulation, Supportive Factors, and Potential Hidden Costs. |
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| Authors: | Van Laar C; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Meeussen L; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Brussels, Belgium.; Veldman J; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Brussels, Belgium.; Van Grootel S; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Sterk N; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Jacobs C; Department of Psychology, Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Department of Linguistics, Multimodality, Interaction and Discourse, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. |
| Source: | Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2019 Aug 27; Vol. 10, pp. 1879. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 27 (Print Publication: 2019). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Review |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101550902 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1664-1078 (Print) Linking ISSN: 16641078 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Psychol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Pully, Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Abstract: | Despite changes in their representation and visibility, there are still serious concerns about the inclusion and day-to-day workplace challenges various groups face (e.g., women, ethnic and cultural minorities, LGBTQ+, people as they age, and those dealing with physical or mental disabilities). Men are also underrepresented in specific work fields, in particular those in Health care, Elementary Education, and the Domestic sphere (HEED). Previous literature has shown that group stereotypes play an important role in maintaining these inequalities. We outline how insights from research into stigma, social identity, and self-regulation together increase our understanding of how targets are affected by and regulate negative stereotypes in the workplace. This approach starts from the basis that members of negatively stereotyped groups are not just passive recipients of negative attitudes, stereotypes, and behaviors but are active individuals pursuing multiple goals, such as goals for belonging and achievement. We argue that it is only by understanding stigma from the target's perspective (e.g., how targets are affected and respond) that we can successfully address workplace inequality. Key in this understanding is that stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination have taken on much more subtle forms, with consequences for the way members of stigmatized groups cope. These insights lead us to propose an approach to understanding barriers to workplace equality that highlights four key aspects: (1) the different (often subtle) potential triggers of identity threat in the workplace for members of stigmatized groups; (2) the ways in which members of stigmatized groups cope with these threats; (3) the role of supportive factors that mitigate potential threats and affect self-regulation; and (4) potential hidden costs for the self or others of what appears at first to be effective self-regulation. The focus on threats, coping, support, and potential hidden costs helps us understand why current diversity efforts are not always successful in increasing and maintaining members of stigmatized groups in organizations and provides insight into how we can aid efforts to effectively lower barriers to workplace equality. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: coping; gender; minorities; stereotypes; stigma; threat; workplace barriers |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20190912 Latest Revision: 20241001 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC6718612 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01879 |
| PMID: | 31507478 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Review