Sibling Influences on Gender Development in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study.

McHale, Susan M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Helms- Erikson, Heather; Crouter, Ann C.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Sibling Influences on Gender Development in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study.

McHale, Susan M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Helms- Erikson, Heather; Crouter, Ann C.

Developmental Psychology, v37 n1 p115-25 Jan 2001

Examined development of gender role qualities from middle childhood to early adolescence to determine whether children's gender role qualities predicted siblings'. Found that firstborn children's qualities in Year 1 predicted second-born children's qualities in Year 3 when Year 1 parent and child qualities were controlled. Parental influence was more evident and sibling influence less evident in predicting firstborns' qualities. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Early Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Parent Influence, Predictor Variables, Sex Role, Sexual Identity, Sibling Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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