Developmental Trajectories of Sex-Typed Behavior in Boys and Girls: A Longitudinal General Population Study of Children Aged 2.5-8 Years

The stability of sex‐typed behavior from the preschool to the middle school years was examined. The Preschool Activities Inventory, a measure of within‐sex variation in sex‐typed behavior, was completed by the primary caregiver when the child was 2.5, 3.5, and 5 years, and a modified version, the Ch...

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Published in:Child development 2008-09, Vol.79 (5), p.1583-1593
Main Authors: Golombok, Susan, Rust, John, Zervoulis, Karyofyllis, Croudace, Tim, Golding, Jean, Hines, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
Biological and medical sciences
Boys
Caregivers
Carers
Child
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Children
Data analysis
Developmental psychology
Developmental Stages
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender Differences
Gender stereotypes
Girls
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Measures
Measures (Individuals)
Middle schools
Population
Preschool children
Preschools
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Pupils
Sex Factors
Sexual behavior
Social Behavior
Social behaviour
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