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ERIC Number: EJ529827
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Age and Gender Differences in the Nature, Meaning, and Function of Cherished Possessions for Children and Adolescents.
Dyl, Jennifer; Wapner, Seymour
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v62 n3 p340-77 Aug 1996
Examined age and gender differences regarding the nature, meaning, and function of cherished possessions. Among the significant differences found were that younger children were egocentric in meanings assigned to cherished possessions, whereas older children held social relationships meaningful; females favored items to be contemplated, while males favored action items. (WJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Children, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Sex Differences, Social Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Personal Possessions