Gender Attitudes in Early Childhood: Behavioral Consequences and Cognitive Antecedents

Autor/inn/en	Halim, May Ling D.; Ruble, Diane N.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Amodio, David M.
Titel	Gender Attitudes in Early Childhood: Behavioral Consequences and Cognitive Antecedents
Quelle	In: Child Development, 88 (2017) 3, S.882-899 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12642
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Gender Differences; Group Activities; Young Children; Group Dynamics; Child Behavior; Sex Stereotypes; Predictor Variables; Childhood Attitudes; Ethnic Groups; Racial Differences; Low Income Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gruppenaktivität; Frühe Kindheit; Gruppendynamik; Prädiktor; Ethnie; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	This study examined factors that predicted children's gender intergroup attitudes at age 5 and the implications of these attitudes for intergroup behavior. Ethnically diverse children from low-income backgrounds (N = 246; Mexican-, Chinese-, Dominican-, and African American) were assessed at ages 4 and 5. On average, children reported positive same-gender and negative other-gender attitudes. Positive same-gender attitudes were associated with knowledge of gender stereotypes. In contrast, positive other-gender attitudes were associated with flexibility in gender cognitions (stereotype flexibility, gender consistency). Other-gender attitudes predicted gender-biased behavior. These patterns were observed in all ethnic groups. These findings suggest that early learning about gender categories shape young children's gender attitudes and that these gender attitudes already have consequences for children's intergroup behavior at age 5. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01