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- Title
- IS EARLY SEX TYPING DUE TO CHILDREN'S ATTEMPTS TO MATCH THEIR BEHAVIOR TO SEX ROLE STEREOTYPES?.
- Creator
- WHITE, ADAM JASON, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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To test the hypothesis that children know that certain toys are appropriate for their own sex before they indicate preferences for these toys, 128 boys and girls, aged two through five, were shown pictures of masculine, faninine, and neutral toys. First, subjects indicated their personal preferences (preference test). Second, subjects indicated which itans were more appropriate for their sex (stereotype test). There was no evidence for the hypothesis. In fact, children--especially boys-...
Show moreTo test the hypothesis that children know that certain toys are appropriate for their own sex before they indicate preferences for these toys, 128 boys and girls, aged two through five, were shown pictures of masculine, faninine, and neutral toys. First, subjects indicated their personal preferences (preference test). Second, subjects indicated which itans were more appropriate for their sex (stereotype test). There was no evidence for the hypothesis. In fact, children--especially boys--displayed considerable sex-typed behavior in their toy preferences at an earlier age than they expressed awareness of which toys are appropriate for their own sex. This suggested that early sex-typed preferences result from something other than children's attempts to emulate same-sex stereotypes. A second hypothesis was that boys would show greater rejection of cross-sex toys than girls. This hypothesis also was rejected. Boys and girls showed equal rejection of cross-sex toys, but boys more frequently chose same-sex toys than girls did.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14185
- Subject Headings
- Sex role in children, Toys
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Relations of Sexist Beliefs to the Personal and Social Adjustment of Preadolescent Children.
- Creator
- Collins, Rebecca L., Perry, David G., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this thesis was to see how sexist beliefs in childhood relate to indexes of children's personal and social adjustment. We developed an instrument to study the sexist beliefs that children have regarding work, parenting, dating, and other aspects of gender roles. We predicted (and found) that having these sexist beliefs affected the sexes differently. For girls sexist beliefs were associated with reduced global self-worth and body satisfaction; and increased depression. For boys...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis was to see how sexist beliefs in childhood relate to indexes of children's personal and social adjustment. We developed an instrument to study the sexist beliefs that children have regarding work, parenting, dating, and other aspects of gender roles. We predicted (and found) that having these sexist beliefs affected the sexes differently. For girls sexist beliefs were associated with reduced global self-worth and body satisfaction; and increased depression. For boys, sexist beliefs were associated with increased global self-worth, narcissism, externalizing behaviors, and competence in sports; and decreased depression and prosocial behavior.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000735
- Subject Headings
- Sex role in children, Sex differences (Psychology), Adjustment (Psychology) in children, Self in children
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A test of Bem's model of the development of sexual orientation.
- Creator
- Rouse, Priscilla Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G.
- Abstract/Description
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This study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications...
Show moreThis study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications for alternative models are discussed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12698
- Subject Headings
- Sex role in children, Sex differences (Psychology), Bem Sex-Role Inventory
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Dimensions of sexist beliefs and psychosocial adjustment in childhood.
- Creator
- Bidmead, Sarah, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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The levels of 3 dimensions of sexism and 13 measures of psychosocial adjustment were assessed in 236 children in grades 4 through 8. The adjustment measures were factor analyzed to produce 5 adjustment factors. Analysis revealed that one of the factors, peer-reported prosocial tendencies, was moderately and negatively correlated with two of three measures of sexism. This effect was more pronounced for girls than for boys. Another factor, body self-esteem, was negatively correlated with one of...
Show moreThe levels of 3 dimensions of sexism and 13 measures of psychosocial adjustment were assessed in 236 children in grades 4 through 8. The adjustment measures were factor analyzed to produce 5 adjustment factors. Analysis revealed that one of the factors, peer-reported prosocial tendencies, was moderately and negatively correlated with two of three measures of sexism. This effect was more pronounced for girls than for boys. Another factor, body self-esteem, was negatively correlated with one of the measures of sexism for girls. The findings are congruent with the view that traditionally sexist ideology may detrimentally impact children's psychosocial adjustment.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186674
- Subject Headings
- Adjustment (Psychology) in children, Sex differences (Psychology), Sex role in chldren, Body image, Social aspects
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Sex-role development in young children: Relationships to behavioral and attitudinal measures of parental gender schemas.
- Creator
- Morgan, Amy Kathryn, Florida Atlantic University, Perry, Louise C.
- Abstract/Description
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Parental influence on their children's sex-role development was examined by assessing strength of parental sex-role stereotyping and comparing the results with similar data gathered previously from their children. Parents' gender-schema flexibility was measured by a computer task which required judgements of the gender-appropriateness of sex-typed occupations under both immediate- and delayed-response conditions. Three paper-and-pencil questionnaires measured parents' sex-typed attributes,...
Show moreParental influence on their children's sex-role development was examined by assessing strength of parental sex-role stereotyping and comparing the results with similar data gathered previously from their children. Parents' gender-schema flexibility was measured by a computer task which required judgements of the gender-appropriateness of sex-typed occupations under both immediate- and delayed-response conditions. Three paper-and-pencil questionnaires measured parents' sex-typed attributes, beliefs, and socialization practices. Evidence was obtained for the value of using an immediate-response requirement in future research. Parents gave significantly more sex-stereotyped responses in the immediate- rather than the delayed-response mode. Parental socialization practices were found to have the most links with their children's strength of sex-typing. Measures which distinguished between parental preference for their child's choice of same-sex items and disapproval of their child's choice of opposite-sex items were particularly sensitive.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14924
- Subject Headings
- Sex role in children, Parental influences--Sexual behavior, Schemas (Psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
