The role of gender constancy in early gender development |
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| Authors: | Ruble Diane N Taylor Lisa J Cyphers Lisa Greulich Faith K Lurye Leah E Shrout Patrick E |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. diane.ruble@nyu.edu |
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| Abstract: | Kohlberg's (1966) hypothesis that the attainment of gender constancy motivates children to attend to gender norms was reevaluated by examining these links in relation to age. Ninety-four 3- to 7-year-old children were interviewed to assess whether and how constancy mediates age-related changes in gender-related beliefs. As expected, results indicated a general pattern of an increase in stereotype knowledge, the importance and positive evaluation of one's own gender category, and rigidity of beliefs between the ages of 3 and 5. Moreover, the stability phase, rather than full constancy, mediated some of these relations. After age 5, rigidity generally decreased with age, with relations primarily mediated by consistency. |
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