Gender and patterns of language development in mother–toddler and father–toddler dyads  

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Lovas, Gretchen S.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 31 no. 1 (Feb. 2011), page 83–108.
Topik: bridge hypothesis; emotion socialization; gender differences; gender socialization; language development; parent–child interactions
Fulltext: p. 83-108.pdf (512.42KB)

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The study examined parent, child, and dyadic gender effects in parent reports of words and MLUs. Mothers and fathers from 113 families completed the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory: Toddlers when the toddlers were 1;7; half completed a follow-up at 2;0. Child gender differences in words and MLUs increased over time and parent gender differences decreased. Dyadic analyses revealed bidirectional influences. At 1;7, dyadic scores for words and MLUs displayed a descending pattern from mother–daughter, to mother–son, to father–daughter, to father–son dyads. At 2;0, the most and fewest words were reported in mother–daughter and mother–son dyads, respectively; and the longest and shortest MLUs in father–daughter and father–son dyads, respectively. The data raise questions about the ‘bridge hypothesis.’ They suggest that fathers are more likely to provide a bridge for daughters than for sons; daughters may play an active role in eliciting this behavior.

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