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Links between sex-typed time use in middle childhood and gender development in early adolescence

McHale, Susan M., Kim, Ji-Yeon, Whiteman, Shawn, Crouter, Ann C.·2004·Developmental Psychology

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The authors studied sex-typing in the kinds (e.g., sports, handicrafts) and social contexts (same- vs. other-sex companions) of children's free time activities, and the links between sex-typed activities and gender development over 2 years. Participants were 200 White, working- and middle-class children (103 girls, 97 boys; mean age = 10.86 years). In annual home interviews, children rated their self-esteem, gender role attitudes and sex-typed personality qualities, academic interests, and school grades. During 7 nightly phone interviews each year, children reported on their activities. Boys were more sex-typed than girls in their peer activities, and children were least sex-typed in their activities with siblings. Sex-typed activities in middle childhood predicted individual differences in gender development in early adolescence.

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  • Children's preferences for gender-typed activities emerge during the first year of life and continue into late childhood.

    “Children ' s preferences for gender-typed activities (e.g., balls vs dolls) emerge during the fi rst year of life and continue into late childhood (McHale et al., 2004).”

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Authors
McHale, S. M., Kim, J.-Y., Whiteman, S., & Crouter, A. C.
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University (US)
Venue
Developmental Psychology
Published
2004-09
Volume
40
Issue
5
Pages
868-881
ISSN
  • 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0599
OpenAlex
W2028053395
Cited by
91
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
FWCI
7.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD32336-02, R01HD032336, R01HD029409, R01-HD29409)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
Keywords
gender development, middle childhood, early adolescence, leisure, gender role attitudes, self-esteem, peer activities, student learning interest, school grades
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Educational Status, Family, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Peer Group, Personality Assessment, Psychosexual Development, Self Concept, Social Environment, Socialization, Statistics as Topic, Stereotyped Behavior

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