Citation

Connor J, Serbin L. Sex Roles 1978; 4(5): 637-645.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00287329

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The sex of the main character was varied in six children's stories which were then read by fourth, sixth and eighth graders. The children answered four questions about the stories. Both boys and girls responded more positively to the questions "Would you like to be (character's name?)" and "Would you like to do the things (character's name) did?" when the main character was a male. Boys preferred stories about males, and this preference increased with grade level. A preference for stories about females was marginally significant only for the older girls. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.