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Gender differences in children's problem behaviours in competitive play with friends.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21592147     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Disruptive behaviour disorders are much more common in boys than girls (Office of National Statistics, 1999); in contrast, gender differences in normative problem behaviours are poorly understood. To address this issue, 228 6-year-olds (134 boys, 94 girls) were each observed playing a board game with a same-gender friend. Ratings of aggression, disruption, arousal and negativity were used to index problem behaviours. Multiple-groups confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the latent factor had the same metric for boys and girls, but a mean that was approximately half a standard deviation higher for boys than girls. In addition, the association between the latent factor and teachers' ratings of total difficulties was significantly stronger for boys than girls.
Authors:
Rosie Ensor; Martha Hart; Lorna Jacobs; Claire Hughes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-01-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of developmental psychology     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0261-510X     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Dev Psychol     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-19     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8308022     Medline TA:  Br J Dev Psychol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  176-87     Citation Subset:  IM    
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©2010 The British Psychological Society.
Affiliation:
Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, UK.
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