Masculinity and Femininity in Middle Childhood: Developmental and Factor Analyses.

Absi-Semaan, Nada; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ462010

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Masculinity and Femininity in Middle Childhood: Developmental and Factor Analyses.

Absi-Semaan, Nada; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v28 n3-4 p187-206 Feb 1993

A study investigated developmental differences in children's self-perceptions of masculinity and femininity among 251 girls and 266 boys from grades 2 through 7. Meaningful developmental changes occur during the middle childhood period. Single summary scores ignore variations in gender-typed subtrait and raise study methodology questions. (JB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Females, Femininity, Individual Differences, Males, Masculinity, Middle Class Students, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sexual Identity, White Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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