Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ574628
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Gender Differences in Emotional Closeness between Preschool Children and Their Mothers.
Benenson, Joyce F.; Morash, Deanna; Petrakos, Harriet
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v38 n11-12 p975-85 Jun 1998
Examined emotional closeness between mothers and their children to determine whether mother-daughter pairs exhibit closer emotional relationships than mother-son pairs. Results with 41 mother-child dyads show girls to be physically closer to their mothers, engaging in more eye contact and higher in global enjoyment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Love, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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