Prenatal androgens and gender-typed behavior: A study of girls with mild and severe forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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Gender-typed behaviors and interests were investigated in 26 girls, aged 2-10 years, affected with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and in 26 unaffected girls matched for age. Girls with CAH were more interested in masculine toys and less interested in feminine toys and were more likely to report having male playmates and to wish for masculine careers. Parents of girls with CAH rated their daughters' behaviors as more boylike than did parents of unaffected girls. A relation was found between disease severity and behavior indicating that more severely affected CAH girls were more interested in masculine toys and careers. No parental influence could be demonstrated on play behavior, nor did the comparison of parents' ratings of wished for behavior versus perceived behavior in their daughters indicate an effect of parental expectations. The results are interpreted as supporting a biological contribution to differences in play behavior between girls with and without CAH.
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Female play can also be altered by neuro-endocrine manipulations.
“although it is well known that female play can also be altered by neuro-endocrine manipulations (Hines 2003; Nordenstrom et al. 2002; Servin et al. 2003).”
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- Authors
- Servin, A., Nordenström, A., Larsson, A., & Bohlin, G.
- Affiliations
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 2003-05
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 440-450
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W2030278670
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 1.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Keywords
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia, prenatal androgens, gendered behavior, toy preferences, play behavior, disease severity, parental expectations
- MeSH terms
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Androgens, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Infant, Parent-Child Relations, Personality Assessment, Play and Playthings, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Psychosexual Development
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