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“Black men were significantly more likely than White men to think they would feel anxious [in police encounters, and thus alter] their behavior for risk of being stereotyped, and, ironically, behave in ways that police have been shown to perceive as deceptive or suspicious."

Stereotype Threat and Racial Differences in Citizens’ Experiences of Police Encounters. Stereotype Threat and Racial Differences in Citizens’ Experiences of Police Encounters. Trimmed model of the effects of stereotype activitation and expected stereotype threat on anticipated suspicious behavior among black men. Trimmed model of the effects of stereotype activitation and expected stereotype threat on anticipated suspicious behavior among black men. Table 2: Main Effects of Race on Stereotype Activation and Expected Stereotype Threat, Anxiety, Self-Regulatory Efforts, and Suspicious Behavior Table 2: Main Effects of Race on Stereotype Activation and Expected Stereotype Threat, Anxiety, Self-Regulatory Efforts, and Suspicious Behavior
Stereotype Threat and Racial Differences in Citizens’ Experiences of Police Encounters.
Law and Human Behavior
Najdowski, Cynthia J. / Bottoms, Bette L. / Goff, Phillip Atiba
Vol. 39 Issue 5, pp. 463–477, 2015
10.1037/lhb0000140
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