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Propulsion: A behavioural expression of masculinity
Author(s) -
Benenson Joyce F.,
Liroff Erica R.,
Pascal Stacy J.,
Cioppa Guiseppe Della
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1997.tb00723.x
Subject(s) - masculinity , psychology , relation (database) , propulsion , developmental psychology , expression (computer science) , social psychology , engineering , psychoanalysis , computer science , database , programming language , aerospace engineering
Based upon studies of children's sex‐typed behaviours, it is theorized that a forceful, forward motor behaviour, or propulsion, is an integral component of several masculine sex‐typed behaviours. To test the relation between propulsion and masculinity, a game of tag was designed to elicit propulsion from 3‐ to 5‐year‐old children. In addition, in Study 1, teachers rated children's degree of masculinity and, in Study 2, the masculinity of children's toy preferences was assessed. Results showed a significant relation between propulsion and measures of masculinity. Findings are discussed in terms of the importance of considering motor behaviour in studies of sex typing.