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Peterson, Carole; Roberts, Christy – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined free recall narratives of younger and older children and their parents independently interviewed about injuries requiring hospital emergency treatment. Found that mothers' narratives were more cohesive and coherent than fathers', and girls' narratives differed from boys' in parallel ways. Parent and child measures were correlated;…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Daughters

Powell, Brian; Steelman, Lala Carr – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982
Examined the relationship between a mother's work status and educational level and the sex-role attitudes of her offspring. Results suggested that the association between maternal characteristics and attitudes toward women in the labor force is stronger for males than it is for females. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Daughters

Vuchinich, Samuel; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
This study examined gender differences in early adolescents' adaptation to stepfamilies in which the mother had custody. Parent-child interaction was compared in mother-custody stepfamilies and intact families. Results indicated that girls had more difficulty interacting with stepfathers than sons did. (SH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Daughters

Morrongiello, Barbara A.; Dawber, Tess – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2000
Examined mothers' interventions of videotaped children engaging in injury-risk playground activities. Found mothers of daughters were more likely to judge behaviors as posing injury risk and intervened more frequently and quickly than mothers of sons; intervention speed positively correlated with children's injury history and risk-taking;…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Children, Comparative Analysis, Daughters

Tietjen, Anne Marie – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Finds a significant relationship between characteristics of mothers' social networks and those of their children in a sample of 72 Swedish mothers and children. Nature and strength of relationships varied with mothers' marital status and children's gender. Networks of married mothers and daughters were most similar; networks of single mothers and…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Daughters, Marital Status

Masur, Elise Frank – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1982
Examines mothers' and fathers' speech for similarities and differences as expressed in four categories of messages to their preschool daughters and sons: plans, strategies, symbolic play utterances, and extrasituational references. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Daughters, Fathers

Mui, Ada C. – Gerontologist, 1995
Examined the impact of various factors on perceived emotional strain of adult son and daughter caregivers of frail elderly parents. Daughters experienced higher levels of emotional strain than did sons. Daughters' emotional strain predicted by interference with work and quality of relationship with parent. Sons' stressors also discussed. (RJM)
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Daughters

Tenenbaum, Harriet R.; Leaper, Campbell – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Investigated the family as a context for gender typing of adolescent science achievement. Findings indicated no child gender or grade-level differences in science-related grades, self-efficacy, or interest. However, parents were more likely to believe that science was less interesting and more difficult for daughters than sons. Parents' beliefs…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Daughters