Theories on social pressure suggest that the people in an actor’s immediate environment can impact their performance and decision-making. This study utilizes a unique dataset of scores from NCAA women’s gymnastics meets to examine whether Black gymnasts experience intergroup anxiety, a type...

The debate on the impact of economic conditions on health has been recently amplified by the drug crisis in the US attributed by some to “deaths of despair.” There is little understanding of the magnitude of the impact of economic conditions on health and the reasons why it varies across...