Foul Play: Implicit and Explicit Attitudes toward Student-Athletes
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| Title: | Foul Play: Implicit and Explicit Attitudes toward Student-Athletes |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alisia G. T. T. Tran (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 2025 18(5):693-703. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Athletes, College Environment, Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Racial Differences, Teaching Assistants, Affective Behavior, Peer Groups, Social Bias, African American Students, White Students, Intelligence, Stereotypes, Association Measures, Resource Allocation, Racial Attitudes |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Implicit Association Test |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000538 |
| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| Abstract: | This research examines the content and correlates of attitudes of campus community members toward student-athletes. While both college student peers' (Study 1, n = 169) and teaching assistants' (TAs; Study 2, n = 132) explicit warmth ratings suggested disfavorability of student-athletes, Implicit Association Tests (IAT) indicated implicit associations of intelligence and pleasantness to White student-athletes (vs. White nonstudent-athletes). Intelligence was not implicitly ascribed to Black student-athletes (vs. White student-athletes), despite both samples explicitly rating Black student-athletes favorably. Implicit attitudes were negatively linked to academic appraisals for peers but not TAs. Implicit attitudes were correlated differentially in a hypothetical funding allotment task across the samples. Results convey a dualistic (positive and negative) quality of attitudes toward student-athletes and have implications for potential biases toward student-athletes generally and Black student-athletes specifically. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1504484 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This research examines the content and correlates of attitudes of campus community members toward student-athletes. While both college student peers' (Study 1, n = 169) and teaching assistants' (TAs; Study 2, n = 132) explicit warmth ratings suggested disfavorability of student-athletes, Implicit Association Tests (IAT) indicated implicit associations of intelligence and pleasantness to White student-athletes (vs. White nonstudent-athletes). Intelligence was not implicitly ascribed to Black student-athletes (vs. White student-athletes), despite both samples explicitly rating Black student-athletes favorably. Implicit attitudes were negatively linked to academic appraisals for peers but not TAs. Implicit attitudes were correlated differentially in a hypothetical funding allotment task across the samples. Results convey a dualistic (positive and negative) quality of attitudes toward student-athletes and have implications for potential biases toward student-athletes generally and Black student-athletes specifically. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000538 |
