Variance of Sex-Role Preference among Boys and Girls
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TL;DR
This study tested the prediction that young girls would show greater group variance than young boys would in a measure of sex-role preference and found that the prediction was supported.
Abstract
This study tested the prediction that young girls would show greater group variance than young boys would in a measure of sex-role preference. The prediction was inconsistent with some previous research and was based upon certain assumptions concerning the development of sex-role preference. 48 pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first-, and second-grade children were given a sex-oriented toy-preference test. The prediction was supported ( p < .01); boys preferred boys' toys more than girls preferred girls' toys ( p < .01). Older children preferred own-sexed toys more than the younger ones did ( p < .05).