Gendered Social Worlds in Preschool: Dominance, Peer Acceptance and Assertive Social Skills in Boys' and Girls' Peer Groups.

Sebanc, Anne M.; Pierce, Susan L.; Cheatham, Carol L.; Gunnar, Megan R.

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ERIC Number: EJ668487

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Publication Date: 2003

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Gendered Social Worlds in Preschool: Dominance, Peer Acceptance and Assertive Social Skills in Boys' and Girls' Peer Groups.

Sebanc, Anne M.; Pierce, Susan L.; Cheatham, Carol L.; Gunnar, Megan R.

Social Development, v12 n1 p91-106 2003

Explored how dominance in the competitive MovieViewer (MV) task related to peer preference and assertive behavior, and whether relations differed for boys and girls. Found that sex interacted with dominance rank to explain peer acceptance but not rejection. High ranked boys were accepted more by peers than low ranked boys, while low ranked girls were accepted more than high ranked girls. Girls, but not boys, accepted low ranked girls. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Gender Issues, Peer Acceptance, Preschool Children, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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