Men and Women in Childcare: A Study of Caregiver-Child Interactions

Autor/inn/en	van Polanen, Marleen; Colonnesi, Cristina; Tavecchio, Louis W. C.; Blokhuis, Susanne; Fukkink, Ruben G.
Titel	Men and Women in Childcare: A Study of Caregiver-Child Interactions
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25 (2017) 3, S.412-424 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2017.1308165
Schlagwörter	Child Care; Child Caregivers; Gender Differences; Sex Role; Young Children; Caregiver Child Relationship; Personality Measures; Femininity; Masculinity; Interaction; Sex Stereotypes; Foreign Countries; Observation; Video Technology; Play; Coding; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Netherlands; Bem Sex Role Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Geschlechterkonflikt; Geschlechterrolle; Frühe Kindheit; Femaleness; Weiblichkeit; Männlichkeit; Interaktion; Ausland; Beobachtung; Spiel; Codierung; Programmierung; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Niederlande
Abstract	In this observational study, male and female professional caregivers' (n = 42) levels of sensitivity and stimulation toward three-year-old children (n = 42) were observed in a semi-structured play situation. Further, sex roles of male and female caregivers were examined with the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI). Male and female caregivers showed the same levels of attention, sensitivity, and stimulation toward boys and girls. Furthermore, all caregivers were classified as feminine or androgynous, but not masculine. Only for female caregivers was a positive relation found between higher levels of femininity and more stimulation of girls. Taken together, these findings provide evidence that male and female staff in childcare share similar interaction styles and sex roles. However, our findings suggest that caregivers' sex roles should be included in future research as well as in the debate on men in childcare. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01