Women have historically been underrepresented in positions of power within athletic administration. Stereotype threat, or the realization that there is a possibility that one is being judged as confirming or being reduced to a stereotype, can negatively impact the recruitment and retention of woman leaders in sport. This study developed and validated a new scale, the Gender Stereotype Threat in Athletic Administration, and elicited responses from high school athletic directors in two U.S. states. Using multiple analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and structure equation modeling, five hypotheses were tested and supported based on the respondents’ feelings of group identification, belonging uncertainty, extra pressure to succeed, and group reputation threat. The present work extends the findings on stereotype threat in the sport leadership domain and provides a useful instrument to study this phenomenon in future research.

历史上，女性在体育管理中担任权力职务的人数一直不足。刻板印象的威胁，或者意识到一个人有可能被判断为证实或沦为刻板印象，可能会对体育界女性领导人的招募和保留产生负面影响。这项研究开发并验证了一个新的量表，即体育管理中的性别刻板印象威胁，并引起了美国两个州高中体育主管的回应。使用多重方差分析、相关分析和结构方程模型，根据受访者对群体认同、归属不确定性、成功的额外压力和群体声誉威胁的感受，测试和支持了五个假设。目前的工作扩展了体育领导领域刻板印象威胁的发现，并为未来研究中研究这一现象提供了有用的工具。