Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses: The Psychological Consequences of American Indian Mascots
- 26 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Basic and Applied Social Psychology
- Vol. 30 (3) , 208-218
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01973530802375003
Abstract
Four studies examined the consequences of American Indian mascots and other prevalent representations of American Indians on aspects of the self-concept for American Indian students. When exposed to Chief Wahoo, Chief Illinwek, Pocahontas, or other common American Indian images, American Indian students generated positive associations (Study 1, high school) but reported depressed state self-esteem (Study 2, high school), and community worth (Study 3, high school), and fewer achievement-related possible selves (Study 4, college). We suggest that American Indian mascots are harmful because they remind American Indians of the limited ways others see them and, in this way, constrain how they can see themselves.Keywords
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