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Cultural, contextual, and gender differences in peer talk: A comparative study
Author(s) -
TULVISTE TIIA,
MIZERA LUULE,
DE GEER BOEL,
TRYGGVASON MARJATERTTU
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00809.x
Subject(s) - estonian , directive , psychology , developmental psychology , peer review , cultural diversity , social psychology , linguistics , sociology , political science , philosophy , computer science , law , programming language , anthropology
Tulviste, T., Mizera, L., De Geer, B. & Tryggvason, M.‐T. (2010). Cultural, contextual, and gender differences in peer talk: A comparative study. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology . The study focused on cultural, contextual, and gender differences in children’s peer talk. Same‐sex dyads of Estonian ( n = 38), Finnish ( n = 38), and Swedish ( n = 34) preschool age children were videotaped during unstructured and structured play settings. We found only one gender difference in children’s talkativeness and in the use of regulatory speech: during free play, Swedish boys used more imperatives per directives than Swedish girls. At the same time there were significant cultural and contextual differences. Estonian children were most directive and Swedish children were least directive. Finnish children were less directive than Estonian children but more directive than Swedish children. It was concluded that cultural and contextual factors strongly influence the likelihood, extent, and nature of gender differences in peer talk.