A psychology role-playing exercise improves student-athletes’ ability to confront prejudiced comments

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, 2020) acknowledged that student-athletes can play an important role in combatting prejudice and promoting inclusiveness by confronting prejudiced comments. Lawson et al. (2010) found that a prejudice-response training exercise improved social psych...

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Published in:Scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology 2022-09
Main Authors: Lawson, Timothy J., Veraldo, Cynthia M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Athletic Training
College Athletes
Competition
Diversity Training
Exercise
Female
Human
Prejudice
Role Playing Games
Sports
Teams
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Summary:The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, 2020) acknowledged that student-athletes can play an important role in combatting prejudice and promoting inclusiveness by confronting prejudiced comments. Lawson et al. (2010) found that a prejudice-response training exercise improved social psychology students’ ability to respond effectively to prejudiced comments. We examined whether this exercise would improve student-athletes’ ability to respond effectively to prejudiced comments. Female student-athletes in several sports who experienced the training demonstrated a significant improvement in their ability to effectively respond to prejudiced comments, compared to athletes who did not receive the training. By implementing this training with sports teams on their campus, psychology instructors can (a) facilitate their athletic departments’ adherence to NCAA recommendations and (b) potentially improve the inclusiveness and competitiveness of university athletic teams. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)
ISSN:2332-2101
2332-211X
DOI:10.1037/stl0000334