Creative Activity and Sex-Role Identity in Elementary School Children
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 45 (2) , 371-376
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1977.45.2.371
Abstract
The relationship of creative activity to sex-role identity was examined in boys ( N = 80) and girls ( N = 56), aged nine to twelve, of above average intelligence. Endorsement of personal characteristics that cut across sex stereotypes was associated with participation in a wide variety of creative activities. When analyzed by specific activity, the relationship with sex-role followed a consistent pattern for boys and girls combined: male activities such as sports with scores on the masculine scale, female activity such as dance or art with scores on the feminine scale, and sexually indeterminate activities such as drama or social leadership with scores on both scales.Keywords
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