Children's beliefs about the importance of gender in transgression situations.
OBJECTIVE
In previous research, several variables are shown to have an impact on children's perception of gender. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between discipline methods and the child's beliefs about the importance of gender in transgression situations.


METHODS
In this study, variables such as type of siblings, socioeconomic status, child's sex, parental values and shared responsibility are controlled for. Two hundred and five 8-year-old children in Sweden were interviewed about discipline methods in five transgression situations and their parents were asked to fill in a battery of questions.


RESULTS
The results show that harsher discipline methods, such as behaviour modification, physical restraint and physical punishment, relate to stronger beliefs about the importance of gender in transgression situations.
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University of Trollhättan-Uddevalla, Vänersborg, Sweden Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden. emma.sorbring@htu.se
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D001290:Attitude; D001318:Authoritarianism; D032763:Behavior Control / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000379:methods; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors