GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL: Results of a Longitudinal Study

Results of a community study suggest that boys entering school had more problems with aggression and information processing than did girls. Later differences in learning and adjustment largely reflected the high proportion of boys among children receiving psychological services. Girls who received p...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1984-01, Vol.54 (1), p.110-122
Main Authors: Anastas, Jeane W., Reinherz, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adjustment Disorders
Aggressive Behavior
Aptitude
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Differential and comparative psychology
Education, Special
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Human Sex Differences
Humans
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - psychology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Sex Factors
Social Adjustment
Special Education
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Summary:Results of a community study suggest that boys entering school had more problems with aggression and information processing than did girls. Later differences in learning and adjustment largely reflected the high proportion of boys among children receiving psychological services. Girls who received psychological services were less likely than boys to get special education help.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1984.tb01479.x