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01-02-2011 | Original Paper

Maternal Control of Girls Versus Boys: Relations to Empathy and Persuasive Style with Peers

Auteurs: Marianne P. McGrath, Joan M. Zook

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 1/2011

Abstract

We investigated relations between maternal control and girls’and boys’ concern for others. Fifty-six pairs of children were separately interviewed, using a newly developed measure of empathy. While mothers completed a parenting inventory, we videotaped children as one child attempted to convince a friend to make greeting cards for hospitalized children. High maternal control was associated with lower empathy and less interpersonally sensitive verbal persuasion, but only in girls.

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Titel: Maternal Control of Girls Versus Boys: Relations to Empathy and Persuasive Style with Peers
Auteurs: Marianne P. McGrath
Joan M. Zook
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-010-9377-4

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