Continuity in sex-Typed behavior from preschool to adolescence: ALongitudinal population study of Boys and Girls aged 3-13 years

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 591-597

  Golombok, Susan ^a   Rust, John ^a   Zervoulis, Karyofyllis ^a   Golding, Jean ^b   Hines, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; ALSPAC; Gender development; Preschool; Sex Typed behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864033669     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9784-7     Document Type: Article

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