A longitudinal study of gender-related cognition and behaviour

Campbell, A.; Shirley, L.; Candy, J.

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 pre-verbal measures of gender knowledge and employing a shorter lag between measurement times.

Citation

Campbell, A., Shirley, L., & Candy, J. (2004). A longitudinal study of gender-related cognition and behaviour. Developmental Science, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00316.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2004-02
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2007
• Journal: Developmental Science
• Print ISSN: 1363-755X
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-7687
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00316.x
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1621613