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ERIC Number: EJ684981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Gender-Typed Play and Amniotic Testosterone
Knickmeyer, Rebecca Christine; Wheelwright, Sally; Taylor, Kevin; Raggatt, Peter; Hackett, Gerald; Baron-Cohen, Simon
Developmental Psychology, v41 n3 p517-528 May 2005
Sex differences in play are apparent in a number of mammalian species, including humans. Prenatal testosterone may contribute to these differences. The authors report the first attempt to correlate gender-typed play in a normative sample of humans with measurements of amniotic testosterone (aT). Testosterone was measured in the amniotic fluid of 53 children (31 boys and 22 girls). A strong sex difference was observed in aT and, at ages 4.75 to 5.8 years, on a modified version of the Child Game Participation Questionnaire. Hierarchical regression analyses on the entire group and within-sex correlations suggested that variations in aT did not contribute to individual differences in game participation as reported by the mother. A critique of explanations for this finding is presented.
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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