The child play behavior and activity questionnaire: A parent-report measure of childhood gender-related behavior in China

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 807-815

  Yu, Lu ^a   Winter, Sam ^a   Xie, Dong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese children; Gender behavior; Gender identity; Gender role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952090699     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9403-4     Document Type: Article

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