Gender differences in parent-child conversations about past emotions : a longitudinal investigation

The emotional content of 17 white middle-class parents' conversations about past events with their children at 40 and 70 months of age was examined. Parents' references to emotion were more frequent and varied with daughters than with sons.

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Published in:Sex roles 1995-09, Vol.33 (5-6), p.309-323
Main Authors: ADAMS, S, KUEBLI, J, BOYLE, P. A, FIVUSH, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Children
Conversation
Developmental psychology
Emotions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Interpersonal Communication
Language Usage
Mother-Child interactions
Parent Child Relations
Parents
Parents & parenting
Past experiences
Preschool children
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social research
Socialization
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Summary:The emotional content of 17 white middle-class parents' conversations about past events with their children at 40 and 70 months of age was examined. Parents' references to emotion were more frequent and varied with daughters than with sons.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF01954572