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Article: Preferences for Pink and Blue: The Development of Color Preferences as a Distinct Gender-typed Behavior in Toddlers
Title | Preferences for Pink and Blue: The Development of Color Preferences as a Distinct Gender-typed Behavior in Toddlers |
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Keywords | Color preferences Gender development Gender-typing Sociocognitive influences Toy and activity preferences |
Issue Date | 2015 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0004-0002 |
Citation | Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2015, v. 44 n. 5, p. 1243-1254 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Many gender differences are thought to result from interactions between inborn factors and sociocognitive processes that occur after birth. There is controversy, however, over the causes of gender-typed preferences for the colors pink and blue, with some viewing these preferences as arising solely from sociocognitive processes of gender development. We evaluated preferences for gender-typed colors, and compared them to gender-typed toy and activity preferences in 126 toddlers on two occasions separated by 6 to 8 months (at time point one, age range = 20-40 months, mean = 29 months). Color preferences were assessed using color cards and neutral toys in gender-typed colors. Gender-typed toy and activity preferences were assessed using a parent-report questionnaire, the Preschool Activities Inventory. Color preferences were also assessed for the toddlers’ parents using color cards. A gender difference in color preferences was present between 2 and 3 years of age and strengthened near the third birthday, at which time it was large (d > 1). In contrast to their parents, toddlers’ gender-typed color preferences were stronger and unstable. Gender-typed color preferences also appeared to establish later and were less stable than gender-typed toy and activity preferences. Gender-typed color preferences were largely uncorrelated with gender-typed toy and activity preferences. These results suggest that the factors influencing gender-typed color preferences and gender-typed toy and activity preferences differ in some respects. Our findings suggest that sociocognitive influences and play with gender-typed toys that happen to be made in gender-typed colors contribute to toddlers’ gender-typed color preferences. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208330 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 4.891 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.288 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, WI | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hines, M | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-23T08:24:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-23T08:24:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2015, v. 44 n. 5, p. 1243-1254 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-0002 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208330 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Many gender differences are thought to result from interactions between inborn factors and sociocognitive processes that occur after birth. There is controversy, however, over the causes of gender-typed preferences for the colors pink and blue, with some viewing these preferences as arising solely from sociocognitive processes of gender development. We evaluated preferences for gender-typed colors, and compared them to gender-typed toy and activity preferences in 126 toddlers on two occasions separated by 6 to 8 months (at time point one, age range = 20-40 months, mean = 29 months). Color preferences were assessed using color cards and neutral toys in gender-typed colors. Gender-typed toy and activity preferences were assessed using a parent-report questionnaire, the Preschool Activities Inventory. Color preferences were also assessed for the toddlers’ parents using color cards. A gender difference in color preferences was present between 2 and 3 years of age and strengthened near the third birthday, at which time it was large (d > 1). In contrast to their parents, toddlers’ gender-typed color preferences were stronger and unstable. Gender-typed color preferences also appeared to establish later and were less stable than gender-typed toy and activity preferences. Gender-typed color preferences were largely uncorrelated with gender-typed toy and activity preferences. These results suggest that the factors influencing gender-typed color preferences and gender-typed toy and activity preferences differ in some respects. Our findings suggest that sociocognitive influences and play with gender-typed toys that happen to be made in gender-typed colors contribute to toddlers’ gender-typed color preferences. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0004-0002 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Archives of Sexual Behavior | - |
dc.rights | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0489-1 | - |
dc.subject | Color preferences | - |
dc.subject | Gender development | - |
dc.subject | Gender-typing | - |
dc.subject | Sociocognitive influences | - |
dc.subject | Toy and activity preferences | - |
dc.title | Preferences for Pink and Blue: The Development of Color Preferences as a Distinct Gender-typed Behavior in Toddlers | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, WI: iwwong@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, WI=rp01774 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10508-015-0489-1 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 25680819 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84931275125 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 242270 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 44 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1243 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1254 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000356247300014 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0004-0002 | - |