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ERIC Number: EJ309404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Sex Differences in the Relationship of Height to Children's Actual and Attributed Social and Cognitive Competencies.
Eisenberg, Nancy; And Others
Sex Roles, v11 n7-8 p719-34 Oct 1984
The results of three studies showed that mothers of preschoolers hold different expectations for children of different heights (especially boys) even when the effects of perceived age are controlled, that boys' size is associated with their logical capacities, and that taller boys and girls are preferred as playmates by male classmates. (KH)
Descriptors: Body Height, Interpersonal Competence, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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