title: Prenatal hormones and postnatal socialization by parents as determinants of male-typical toy play in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
abstract: Toy choices of 3- to 10-year-old children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and of their unaffected siblings were assessed. Also assessed was parental encouragement of sex-typed toy play. Girls with CAH displayed more male-typical toy choices than did their unaffected sisters, whereas boys with and without CAH did not differ. Mothers and fathers encouraged sex-typical toy play in children with and without CAH. However, girls with CAH received more positive feedback for play with girls' toys than did unaffected girls. Data show that increased male-typical toy play by girls with CAH cannot be explained by parental encouragement of male-typical toy play. Although parents encourage sex-appropriate behavior, their encouragement appears to be insufficient to override the interest of girls with CAH in cross-sexed toys.
authors.affiliation: City University, London, UK. pastersk@uga.edu
authors.forename: Vickie L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pasterski
authors.forename: Mitchell E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Geffner
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brain
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hindmarsh
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011247:Pregnancy; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D014743:Videotape Recording
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones