Gender-typed behaviors, achievement, and adjustment among racially and ethnically diverse boys during early adolescence

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2 PART 3, 2013, Pages 252-264

  Santos, Carlos E ^a   Galligan, Kathrine ^a   Pahlke, Erin ^b   Fabes, Richard A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; Boys' friendships; Emotional stoicism; Gender development; Gender gap in achievement; Gender typed behaviors; Masculinity ideology; Math achievement scores; Physical toughness; Self esteem; Single sex classes

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PEER GROUP; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT BOYS; BOYS' FRIENDSHIPS; EMOTIONAL STOICISM; GENDER DEVELOPMENT; GENDER GAP IN ACHIEVEMENT; GENDER-TYPED BEHAVIORS; MASCULINITY IDEOLOGY; MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCORES; PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS; SELF-ESTEEM; SINGLE-SEX CLASSES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FRIENDS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84880980851     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12036     Document Type: Article

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