Gender atypical behavior in Chinese school-aged children: Its prevalence and relation to sex, age, and only child status

Gender atypical behavior in Chinese school-aged children: Its prevalence and relation to sex, age, and only child status

• Yu, Lu Dept. of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Winter, Sam Dept. of Education, University of Hong Kong

Journal of Sex Research, 48(4), 334-348, 2011

Routledge

2011

• B Human Behaviour
  • BA Personality
• B Human Behaviour
  • BE Behavioural Problems, Unruly & Criminal Behaviours, Juvenile Delinquency, Children & Youth at Risk, Triad Society
• A Human Growth & Development
  • AJ Sexual Difference, Bisexual Educational Difference, Sexism in Education

Cross Cultural Comparisons Middle Childhood Sibling Influences Stereotyped Toys Typed Behavior Young Children Girls Boys Family Psychology Social Sciences - Other Topics

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

This study had three purposes: (a) to compare the prevalence of boys' and girls' gender-atypical behaviors (GABs) in a sample of Chinese school-aged children, (b) to examine the developmental pattern of GABs in Chinese boys and girls over the age range in question (6-12 years), and (c) to test the effects of being an only child on children's GAB expression. Parents of 486 boys and 417 girls completed a Child Play Behavior and Activity Questionnaire (CPBAQ) in regard to their own children, and a demographic information sheet. The frequency distribution for each gender-related behavior was calculated. The associations between sex, age, and only-child status, and CPBAQ scale scores were examined. Although most GABs (by their very nature) were exhibited infrequently in Chinese children, it was found that girls displayed GABs more frequently than boys did. The prevalence of GABs rose for girls as they grew older, but fell slightly for boys. The expressions of GABs in only children did not differ from that in children with siblings. Possible effects of Chinese culture (including the current only-child policy) on children's GABs are discussed.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 00224499

• 10.1080/00224491003774867

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2014-07-11