The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Roles

Evidence From Parents and Children in Single-Parent

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13674643
AutoresLiling Wang (0000-0001-7350-0952, Soochow University), I‐Jun Chen (0000-0002-6843-2059, Soochow University, autor de correspondencia), Mengping Yang (Soochow University), Ying Shi (0000-0002-5310-4781, Soochow University), Yunping Song (0000-0002-3816-3580, Soochow University)
Año2024
Volumen128
Número6
Páginas4573-4598
Fecha de publicación2024-01-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00332941241227161
PMID38211339
OpenAlexW4390731780
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas44

Given the current increases in the divorce rate and the number of single-parent families, the development of gender roles among children from single-parent families has received more and more attention. This study investigated how single parents influenced the formation of their children's gender roles and family-related factors that benefited the development of gender roles in single-parent children. Through in-depth interviews with 24 pairs of parents and children from single-parent families, we investigated single parents' and their children's cognition on gender roles, parents' parenting attitudes and behaviors during their children's gender role development, and communication and interaction between parents and children. Results showed intergenerational consistency in the gender role concepts of parents and their children in single-parent families. However, the children's gender role concepts were not completely and directly inherited from their parents, and could be affected by their subjective initiative. Additionally, single parenting did not necessarily negatively impact children's gender role development, which depends on their parent's parenting style. The study's limitations are discussed, and future directions for in-depth research are suggested

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