Age, Sex, and Individual Differences in Children's Defensive Styles
Title:
Age, Sex, and Individual Differences in Children's Defensive Styles
Author:
Brody, Leslie R. Rozek, Margaret K. Muten, Erik O.
Appeared in:
Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
Paging:
Volume 14 (1985) nr. 2 pages 132-138
Year:
1985-06-01
Contents:
Defensiveness in 4- and 6-year-old boys and girls was measured using a social desirability scale, a parent rating form of children's defensive behavior, and a semiprojective emotional attribution story-telling task. On the emotional attribution task, boys attributed less intense emotions to stories than did girls, and older children attributed less intense emotions to stories than did younger children. The quality and intensity of children's emotional attributions were related to their defensive styles, and individual differences in children's defensive styles occurred as early as age 4.