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Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
Abstract
Objective:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of gender stereotype induction on girls' agility performance in the presence of secondary cognitive task. Method: 14 students studying in a physical education technical and vocational school participated in the study. Participants performed the hexagonal agility task in four different research contexts with a 20-minute time interval between each context. Findings: The results of ANOVA with repeated measures showed a significant difference between the different research contexts. By presenting the secondary task, the level of perceived difficulty increased and it decreased with the induction of stereotypes, and in accordance with the level of perceived difficulty, agility performance had a significant positive change compared to other contexts (P<0.001). Conclusion: The results of the research showed that inducing gender stereotypes improves performance and presenting secondary tasks disrupts performance. It was also found that the induction of positive stereotype moderates the destructive effects of the secondary task. According to the results of the present research, gender stereotyping can moderate the dysfunction caused by the presentation of the secondary task in competitive and sensitive contexts. Educators can use positive gender stereotype induction to eliminate the harmful effects of the secondary task.
