Impact of Stereotype Threat on Workplace Wellbeing: A Study on Women Executive Staff of State Universities in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Research based on Contemporary management theories reveals that stereotype threat is a significant obstacle in establishing an inclusive organizational work environment. The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of stereotype threat on workplace wellbeing of a selected population. The selected population was women executives, employed in 17 state universities of Sri Lanka. The sample size was 190. Sampling technique was stratified random sampling. Data were collected through an online survey. Data analysis was done using SPSS software. Results showed that, there was a statistically significant, moderate negative correlation between stereotype threat and workplace wellbeing r(98) =-0.350 , p < 0.05. Moderation effect of gender identification and mediation effect of identity separation on the relationships between stereotype and workplace wellbeing was non-significant. The conclusion was that there is a significant negative impact of stereotype threat on workplace wellbeing of the population.