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A longitudinal study of gender‐related cognition and behaviour

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Gender schema theory proposes that children's acquisition of gender labels and gender stereotypes informs gender-congruent behaviour. Most previous studies have been cross-sectional and do not address the temporal relationship between knowledge and behaviour. We report the results of a longitudinal study of gender knowledge and sex-typed behaviour across three domains in children tested at 24 and 36 months (N = 56). Although both knowledge and sex-typed behaviour increased significantly between 2 and 3 years, there was no systematic pattern of cross-lagged correlations between the two, although some concurrent relationships were present at 24 months. Future longitudinal work might profitably focus on younger children using reliable preverbal measures of gender knowledge and employing a shorter lag between measurement times.

Source: Developmental Science

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00316.x

Authors: Anne Campbell, Louisa Shirley, Julia Candy

Institutions: Durham University, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2043944110