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Looking the Part: Stereotypicality in Appearance Among White Professionals Predicts Leadership Attainment and Perceived Leadership Suitability.
Williams, Melissa J; Wade, James B; Nwadei, Tosen; Swaminathan, Anand; Harrison, C Keith; Bukstein, Scott.
Afiliação
  • Williams MJ; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Wade JB; The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Nwadei T; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Swaminathan A; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Harrison CK; University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
  • Bukstein S; University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull ; : 1461672221143756, 2022 Dec 28.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36575969
This project explores the effects of racial phenotypic stereotypicality, or the degree to which a person's appearance is perceived as typical of their racial group, on leadership outcomes. Building on research showing that people hold an image of the ideal leader as a White person, we propose that looking more typically White may facilitate leadership attainment. In Study 1, which used a sample of American college football coaches (N = 1,106), White (vs. Black) coaches were more likely to occupy leadership roles. Furthermore, within race, stereotypicality positively predicted occupying a leadership or head-coach role among White professionals (and negatively predicted occupying a head-coach role among Black professionals). Study 2 elucidated a possible mechanism by showing a causal effect of stereotypicality on perceived suitability for leadership among Whites. These findings advance theorizing on the White-leader link and have implications for the ability of people of color to access lucrative professional roles.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article