Hine, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-4631 (2017) Identifying the male prosocial niche: the gendertyping of prosocial behaviour across childhood and adolescence. The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14 (2). pp. 206-220. ISSN 1740-5629

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Abstract

Across childhood and adolescence prosocial behaviour is consistently female-typed. This is in contrast to patterns in adulthood suggesting that some prosocial behaviour, congruent with the male gender role, is distinctly male-typed. This study investigated the gender-typing of prosocial behaviour in children and adolescents aged 9–19 years. 1189 participants rated 24 prosocial items on a 5-point masculinity/femininity scale. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a distinct subset of seven behaviours, characterised by masculine qualities that loaded onto a separate, masculine factor. Contrary to previous studies, these results suggest that male-typed prosocial behaviour, or a ‘male prosocial niche’, exists before adulthood.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1080/17405629.2016.1186009
Additional Information:	© 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1186009.
Keywords:	Stereotypes, femininity, masculinity, gender differences, moral behaviour
Subjects:	Psychology
Depositing User:	Ben Hine
Date Deposited:	20 May 2016 10:37
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 15:44
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2092

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