Northwestern University.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Child Dev. 2020 Jan;91(1):197-213. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13156. Epub 2018 Oct 11.
Adolescence can be a time of unconstructive behavior for many youth. This research examined if an intervention countering youth's stereotypes of teens as irresponsible fosters their constructive behavior. In two experimental intervention studies (Ns = 124 and 319) with seventh graders, stereotypes of teens as irresponsible were described as inaccurate portrayals; youth then provided their own observations of teens acting responsibly. Youth in this counterstereotyping intervention (vs. the control) held higher intentions for academic engagement and performed better on an academic task (i.e., a word-search puzzle). Over the 3 days following the intervention, their academic engagement was higher. Youth's risk taking was also reduced. Redirecting youth to see teens as responsible has the potential to provide a foundation for flourishing.
青春期对于许多年轻人来说可能是一段具有破坏性的时期。本研究旨在探究，若干预措施能纠正年轻人对青少年不负责任的刻板印象，是否能培养他们具有建设性的行为。通过对 7 年级学生进行的两项实验干预研究（n1=124，n2=319），我们发现，将青少年不负责任的刻板印象描述为不准确的描述；年轻人随后对青少年负责任的行为进行了自己的观察。与对照组相比，在这种反刻板印象干预（与对照组相比）中，年轻人对学术参与的意愿更高，在学术任务（即单词搜索游戏）上的表现也更好。在干预后的 3 天里，他们的学术参与度更高。年轻人的冒险行为也有所减少。引导年轻人将青少年视为负责任的人，有可能为他们的茁壮成长奠定基础。
