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Sex-Typed Behavior in Preschoolers: Sex, Age, and Social Class Effects

Bonni R. Seegmiller

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SummarySex, age, and social class differences in the sex-role differentiation of preschoolers were investigated in the present study. Ss included 469 three-, four-, and five-year-old boys (N = 245) and girls (N = 224), sampled in approximately equal numbers from middle-and lower-income populations. Children were observed at three-week intervals in the naturalistic environment of their nursery school or daycare classrooms for occurrences of pcespecified aggressive, dependent, and cooperative (i.e., sex-typed) behaviors. A 2(Sex) x 3(Age) x 2(Social Class) ANOVA was performed on each behavior rate. Sex differences were found in the expected direction for aggression and dependency, but not cooperation. Age differences varied by sex, social class, and type of behavior. Social class effects were weakest, but significant for aggression and cooperation.

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SummarySex, age, and social class differences in the sex-role differentiation of preschoolers were investigated in the present study. Ss included 469 three-, four-, and five-year-old boys (N = 245) and girls (N = 224), sampled in approximately equal numbers from middle-and lower-income populations. Children were observed at three-week intervals in the naturalistic environment of their nursery school or daycare classrooms for occurrences of pcespecified aggressive, dependent, and cooperative (i.e., sex-typed) behaviors. A 2(Sex) x 3(Age) x 2(Social Class) ANOVA was performed on each behavior rate. Sex differences were found in the expected direction for aggression and dependency, but not cooperation. Age differences varied by sex, social class, and type of behavior. Social class effects were weakest, but significant for aggression and cooperation.

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SummarySex, age, and social class differences in the sex-role differentiation of preschoolers were investigated in the present study. Ss included 469 three-, four-, and five-year-old boys (N = 245) and girls (N = 224), sampled in approximately equal numbers from middle-and lower-income populations. Children were observed at three-week intervals in the naturalistic environment of their nursery school or daycare classrooms for occurrences of pcespecified aggressive, dependent, and cooperative (i.e., sex-typed) behaviors. A 2(Sex) x 3(Age) x 2(Social Class) ANOVA was performed on each behavior rate. Sex differences were found in the expected direction for aggression and dependency, but not cooperation. Age differences varied by sex, social class, and type of behavior. Social class effects were weakest, but significant for aggression and cooperation.

Key concepts: Aggression, Psychology, Developmental psychology, Social class, Analysis of variance, Demography, Naturalistic observation, Social psychology

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