Ethological analysis of children-parent interaction in outdoor play.
Previous studies clarified more affinity toward fathers by boys and toward mothers by girls (FB&MG tendency) in indoor play interactions between infants (a few years old) and parents of Western countries. In the present study, behavioral interactions by Japanese parents and children including infants and elementary school pupils were examined in a naturalisitic outdoor park. The results indicated that the FB&MG tendency is also seen in infants of a non-Western country (Japan), in outdoor play interaction, and in older children. The meaning of the FB&MG tendency was discussed based on the results of the present study and the related previous ones.
Kobayashi
Tomomichi
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Division of Environmental Policy, Faculty of Environment and Information Tottori University of Environmental Studies Wakabadai 1-1, Tottori 689-1111, Japan. t-kobaya@kankyo-u.ac.jp
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D010988:Play and Playthings