APS
30th APS Annual Convention
Who Can Feel Safe?: How Person-Environment Fit Predicts Domain Engagement
People select into domains in which they feel “fit”. We provide a novel framework for understanding facets of domain fit in marginalized groups. Three following talks present evidence applying this to gender, showing that facets of fit relate to sense of belonging, commitment, and actual retention in several domains.
Chairs & Discussants
- Katharina BlockChair
The University of British Columbia - Toni SchmaderCoChair
The University of British Columbia
Presentations
- The Safe Model: State Authenticity As Fit to EnvironmentToni Schmader, Constantine Sedikides, Audrey Aday
- Who Am I?: How Ingroup Stereotypes Shape Self-ConceptsKatharina Block, Toni Schmader, William Hall, Michelle Inness, Elizabeth Croft
- Goal Fit Leads to Role Fit: Communal Opportunities Signal Belonging in STEMMelissa Fuesting, Aimee Belanger, Amanda Diekman
- Stereotypes in Interactions: The Interpersonal Consequences of Social Identity ThreatTara Dennehy
