APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Gender, Valence, and Mitigation in 7-Year-Olds’ Assertive and Affiliative Language with Siblings and Friends
- Elizabeth Furst
SUNY Geneseo - Julia Cameron
SUNY Geneseo - Caitlyn Fisher
SUNY Geneseo - Molly O'Brien
SUNY Geneseo - Kayla Cordone
SUNY Geneseo - Caroline Tucker
SUNY Geneseo - Lindsey Kriaris
SUNY Geneseo - Debbieann Santana
SUNY Geneseo - Ganie B. DeHart
SUNY Geneseo
Abstract
As part of a longitudinal study, 7-year-olds’ use of assertive and affiliative language was examined during unstructured play interactions with siblings and friends. Both gender and interaction partner played a role in the valence of children’s assertive and affiliative utterances and in their use of mitigation.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles
