Sex Similarities And Differences In Types Of Play In Games And Sports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12005677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reesa M Vaughter (Fordham University, corresponding author), Devyani Sadh (Fordham University), Elizabeth C Vozzola (Fordham University), Elizabeth Vozzola (Fordham University) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-104 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1994.tb00298.x |
| OpenAlex | W2021080864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
In two studies, 374 participants gave retrospective reports of their favorite games, toys, and hobbies (games) and of their favorite exercise and sports (sports) in elementary school, high school, and college. We tested Gilligan's (1982) expectation that more of males' play would be group activities played in public places, whereas more of females' games and sports would be home-based play in “intimate” dyads. Results showed that sex similarities and differences varied as a function of kind of play. For both sexes, games tended to be home-based and individual or dyadic play, however sports tended to be group, public-based play. Whereas team sports play was most frequent in childhood for both sexes and decreased in frequency from childhood into adulthood, the decrease in team, as compared to individual and dyadic, sports was significantly more dramatic for girls than for boys. The data indicated that whereas girls participate in a variety of types of play, boys' sports play is dominated by team activity across development. Thus, sex differences in the types of sports play provided the strongest support for Gilligan's hypothesis that socialization in team play may foster a reliance upon rights-based moral reasoning in boys
Developmental psychology · Socialization · Variety (cybernetics · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2003 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |