Preschoolers' Beliefs about Sex and Age Differences in Emotionality.

Karbon, Mariss; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ456660

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Publication Date: 1992

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Preschoolers' Beliefs about Sex and Age Differences in Emotionality.

Karbon, Mariss; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v27 n7-8 p377-90 Oct 1992

Assesses beliefs of 32 male and 35 female middle-class preschool children about the frequency and intensity with which girls, boys, women, and men experience anger, sadness, and happiness. Children's beliefs are complex; they vary as a function of the target person's age and sex and of the specific emotion. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anger, Beliefs, Child Development, Emotional Response, Females, Femininity, Happiness, Males, Masculinity, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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