Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ105541
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Publication Date: 1974
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Parent Preference of Preschool Children
Lynn, David B.; Cross, Amy De Palma
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 36, 3, 555-559, Aug 74
In individual sessions with 150 preschool children aged two through four, youngsters were asked to choose which parent (in the next room) they wanted to participate with them in each of seven play activities. Boys showed a strong father preference. Girls showed no parent preference when age groups were combined, but younger girls preferred fathers. (Author)
Descriptors: Fathers, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Selection, Sex Differences
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