“Dear Members of APA Division 15,
I am requesting unpublished data for an ongoing research synthesis. My colleagues and I are conducting a meta-analysis of the literature about the effectiveness of affirmation and role model interventions for protecting students’ academic performance under stereotype threat.
We are requesting data from unpublished studies or working papers that include paradigms in which participants were in a stereotype threat context – either in the lab or the field (e.g., school) – then completed a self-affirmation task or were exposed to a counter-stereotypic ingroup role model, and then completed a stereotype-relevant, academic test. The results of the study is not relevant, so null effects and reversals are as important as positive effects. Eligible outcome measures include, but are not limited to, GRE-like exams for lab studies, and GPAs and course grades for field studies.
If you are willing to discuss these studies with us and potentially share unpublished data, please let us know. Please note that we offer researchers the option of submitting data confidentially to provide maximal flexibility with how they publicize their results and confidence in the goals underlying our request. If you would like any details concerning how we plan on displaying the data in the paper and how to remove identifiers, we’d be happy to share details.
If you are willing to provide unpublished data as we hope, we would need a description of (a) the specific stereotype threat manipulation for lab studies, (b) the context of the testing environment for field studies, (c) the content and procedure for the affirmation or role model intervention, and (d) nature of the dependent measure(s). In terms of the data, we would need (e) cell Ns, means, and standard deviations, and (f) a few details about the sample. Of note, qualifying studies must contain both a “threat + intervention” and a “threat + no intervention” condition.
We really appreciate your considering our request.
Best,
Diane Quinn
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Connecticut
[email protected]“