A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Preschoolers' (Homo sapiens) Sex Segregation: The Role of Physical Activity, Sex, and Time

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-289

  Pellegrini, Anthony D ^a   Long, Jeffrey D ^a   Roseth, Cary J ^a   Bohn, Catherine M ^a   Van Ryzin, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

physical activity; physical dimorphism; sex segregation; sexual selection; socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 34548821649     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.3.282     Document Type: Article

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