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Peer reviewedDowns, A. Chris; Langlois, Judith H. – Sex Roles, 1988
Six different measures of sex typing were administered to 101 children aged three- to five-years-old. Results demonstrate that there is a weak correlation among measures of sex typing. Correlations were higher in magnitude and more numerous for boys than for girls, which suggests the possibility of separate patterns of sex-typed development. (BJV)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Standards, Child Development, Children
Peer reviewedMitchell, Cary L. – Sex Roles, 1987
Considers the following dimensions of attributional models: (1) responsibility for causes of problems, and (2) for solutions to problems. Finds a significant association between femininity and low internal attribution of responsibility for problem solving. Discusses results in terms of sex role and gender differences in help seeking. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Females, Femininity, Males
Peer reviewedRyan, Gerry; And Others – Sex Roles, 1987
Presents findings about sex roles in 171 male and 180 female university students in Ireland who were examined by the Bem Sex Role Inventory, and discusses the validity of this test. The distribution of subjects on sex-role types showed a larger percentage of androgynous males and undifferentiated females in the Irish sample than in American…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Femininity, Foreign Countries
