Stereotype Concern

Dimension 679 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index

0.0541

Stereotype Concern measures apprehension that one's appearance, behavior, performance, or social identity will be judged through a negative group-based stereotype. It encompasses worry, vigilance, and self-consciousness about confirming or being seen as confirming such stereotypes in social, academic, and evaluative settings.

evidence final name · Concerned Anxious

Bands

Minimal Stereotype Concern

Expressions activating this band show little to no clear preoccupation with group-based stereotyping, with concern either absent, diffuse, or focused on unrelated stressors and worries. The expression may mention help, stress, panic, or interpersonal strain without centering on fear of confirming a social stereotype.

Moderate Stereotype Concern

Expressions activating this band show active worry about being judged negatively in social or evaluative situations, including concern that participation, visibility, or behavior could reflect badly on oneself or one's group. The concern is psychologically salient and framed as anxious anticipation rather than as a neutral description of identity.

High Stereotype Concern

Expressions activating this band center on persistent concern that specific actions, appearance, status cues, or performance may confirm a negative stereotype about one's ethnic or racial group. The expression emphasizes identity-linked self-monitoring and apprehension across multiple everyday and evaluative contexts.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Concerned Anxious1.00

White0.50

Process0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-7..B-12,153,121

B0..B32,815,738

B4..B1012,984

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness35

03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal85

05__whole_disney_dataset__rating70

06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment89

07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel78

08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context68

10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary74

11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief98

Anchor definitions

Low Concerned Anxious

Low Concerned Anxious: Content characterized by wanted, yeah, awesome, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect concerned anxious at this level.

Moderate Concerned Anxious

Moderate Concerned Anxious: Content characterized by disappointed, concerned, anxious, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect concerned anxious at this level.

High Concerned Anxious

High Concerned Anxious: Content characterized by races, white, whites, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect concerned anxious at this level.