Citation

Connor JM, Serbin LA, Ender RA. J. Genet. Psychol. 1978; 133(1st Half): 59-69.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

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PMID

702124

Abstract

Boys and girls in grades 4, 6, and 8 answered five questions after reading stories in which a male or female character behaved aggressively, assertively, or passively. As hypothesized, the results indicated differential degrees of approval for aggressive, assertive, and passive behavior depending upon the sex of the character engaged in the behavior. Boys and girls also responded in different ways to the three types of behavior. Developmental trends indicated an increasingly positive evaluation of the effectiveness of passive behavior by females and an increasingly negative evaluation by males with age. The implications for the acquisition of sex-stereotyped behavior patterns are discussed.

Language: en