The role of gender constancy in early gender development

Diane N. Ruble; Lisa J. Taylor; Lisa Cyphers; Faith K. Greulich; Leah E. Lurye; Patrick E. Shrout

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01056.x

The role of gender constancy in early gender development

Diane N. Ruble, Lisa J. Taylor, Lisa Cyphers, Faith K. Greulich, Leah E. Lurye, Patrick E. Shrout

Psychology

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b18Kohlberg'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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1121-1136
Number of pages	16
Journal	Child development
Volume	78
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01056.x
State	Published - Jul 2007

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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