The Role of Sex of Peers and Gender-Typed Activities in Young Children's Peer Affiliative Networks: A Longitudinal Analysis of Selection and Influence

A stochastic actor-based model was used to investigate the origins of sex segregation by examining how similarity in sex of peers and time spent in gender-typed activities affected affiliation network selection and how peers influenced children's (N = 292; M age = 4.3 years) activity involvemen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child development 2013-05, Vol.84 (3), p.921-937
Hauptverfasser:	Martin, Carol Lynn, Kornienko, Olga, Schaefer, David R., Hanish, Laura D., Fabes, Richard A., Goble, Priscilla
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child development Child psychology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Childrens games Choice Behavior Developmental psychology Disadvantaged Youth EMPIRICAL ARTICLES Female Femininity Friendship Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender Gender Bias Gender Differences Gender roles Gender segregation Humans Hypothesis Testing Identity formation Interaction Longitudinal Studies Male Masculinity Models, Theoretical Observation Peer Group Peer groups Peer pressure Peer relations Peer Relationship Peer relationships Play and Playthings Playmates Preschool Children Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sex Factors Social Behavior Social Environment Social Influences Social interaction Social Networking Social Networks Socialization Stochastic models Time use United States (Southwest)
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Zusammenfassung:	A stochastic actor-based model was used to investigate the origins of sex segregation by examining how similarity in sex of peers and time spent in gender-typed activities affected affiliation network selection and how peers influenced children's (N = 292; M age = 4.3 years) activity involvement. Gender had powerful effects on interactions through direct and indirect pathways. Children selected playmates of the same sex and with similar levels of gender-typed activities. Selection based on gender-typed activities partially mediated selection based on sex of peers. Children influenced one another's engagement in gender-typed activities. When mechanisms producing sex segregation were compared, the largest contributor was selection based on sex of peers; less was due to activity-based selection and peer influence. Implications for sex segregation and gender development are discussed.
ISSN:	0009-3920 1467-8624
DOI:	10.1111/cdev.12032