Effects of day care on preschool sex-role development.
Affiliative, aggressive, and problem-solving types of behavior were analyzed in middle-class preschoolers, 53 boys and 52 girls, grouped by length of time in day care. Boys were observed to be significantly more aggressive toward peers, but no differences between boys' and girls' aggressive or affiliative ratings were attributable to differential effects of time of entry into day care.
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, D.C.
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D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012919:Social Behavior