Faculty Publications
Title
Playing vs. Caring: Differential Socialization for Childrearing in Older Adolescents
Document Type
Article
Keywords
childrearing, Differential socialization
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Early Child Development and Care
Volume
34
Issue
1
First Page
27
Last Page
39
Abstract
Male (N = 69) and female (N = 132) college students rated the extent of their experience at 20 childrearing activities, half of which had been determined to involve play, and half physical care. Subjects also completed a behavioral checklist assessing experience with young children. Males reported significantly lower levels of experience than females (p <. 001), but as expected, sex interacted with behavioral domain (p < 001), with the discrepancy greater on care activities than on play activities. Self-ratings were positively correlated with checklist scores (r =. 71, p <. 001). A factor analysis of rating scores revealed three factors, with play items loading heavily on one factor, and care items loading on the other two factors. Implications for sex differences in interaction style among parents were discussed. © 1988 Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc.
Original Publication Date
1-1-1988
DOI of published version
10.1080/0300443880340103
Recommended Citation
Gilpin, Andrew R., "Playing vs. Caring: Differential Socialization for Childrearing in Older Adolescents" (1988). Faculty Publications. 4680.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4680