Stevens, Madeleine 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3540-3494, Golombok, Susan and Beveridge, Michael
(2002)
Does father absence influence children's gender development? Findings from a general population study of preschool children.
Parenting Science and Practice, 2 (1).
pp. 47-60.
ISSN 1529-5192
Abstract
Objective. This study aimed to investigate whether preschool children in father-absent families are less gender-typed than their counterparts from father- present homes. Design. Samples of 283 single-mother families, including a subsample of 136 families where the child had no contact with the father, and 6,420 nuclear families were obtained from a longitudinal population study of 14,000 mothers and their children. Gender-role behavior was assessed when the child was 42 months old using the Pre-School Activities Inventory, a reliable and valid instrument designed to discriminate within as well as between the sexes. Results. No difference in parent-reported gender-role behavior was found between father-present and father-absent families for either boys or girls. Conclusions. The findings suggest that the gender-role behavior of preschool children develops typically despite the absence of a live-in father figure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.parentingscienceandpractice.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |
| Divisions: | Care Policy and Evaluation Centre |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2012 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/42920 |
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