학술논문
Trajectories of parents' gendered play attitudes during early childhood and implications for children's gender development.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*GENDER
*CHILD development
*PARENT attitudes
*ATTITUDES toward gender role
*PLAY
*GENDER stereotypes
*PARENT-child relationships
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Language
ISSN
0009-3920
Abstract
This study examined associations between parents' gendered attitudes about play and children's gender development. The sample was 501 families from a large US city followed annually for 4 years (501 mothers, 383 fathers; 69% White, 16% Latinx, 8% African American; children Mage = 5.67 months, 53% boys). Latent trajectories examined change in parents' attitudes toward same‐ and other‐gender play during first 4 years of the child's life. On a subsample (n = 252), trajectories were examined in relation to children's later gender‐typed preferences and gender constancy. Parents grew more gender‐flexible in their attitudes, particularly parents of boys. Trajectories reflecting more stereotypic attitudes showed some associations (small in magnitude) with children's gender‐typed preferences and gender constancy by age 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]