The Effect of Preschoolers Gender Stereotypes on Their Emotion Understanding

Poster Session VIII

Keyword: Gender

Abstract: The current study examined children’s gender stereotypes and their understanding of basic emotions. Participants were 73 three-year-old children. No relations were significant for boys. Girls with higher overall gender stereotypes were more likely to label puppies as male and were more likely to label sad puppies as male.

• Rebecca Martin (Presenting Author)