Sex differences in 1-, 3-, and 5-year-olds' toy-choice in a structured play-session

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Servin, Anna ^a   Bohlin, Gunilla ^b   Berlin, Lisa ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Play; Preschool children; Sex differences; Toy choice

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0033094727     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00096     Document Type: Article

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