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

Carol Martin; Olga Kornienko; David R. Schaefer; Laura Hanish; Richard Fabes; Priscilla Goble

doi:10.1111/cdev.12032

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

Carol Martin, Olga Kornienko, David R. Schaefer, Laura Hanish, Richard Fabes, Priscilla Goble

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	921-937
Number of pages	17
Journal	Child development
Volume	84
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12032
State	Published - May 2013

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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