Tl. Pellett et Aa. Ignico, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDRENS AND PARENTS STEREOTYPING OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, Perceptual and motor skills, 77(3), 1993, pp. 1283-1289
The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in
perceptions of gender-typed physical activities and to investigate th
e relationship between children's and parents' perceptions. Participan
ts included 357 students in Grades K, 2, 4, and 6 and their parents (n
= 455) from two elementary schools in Utah. The Physical Activity Ste
reotyping Index was used to assess both children's and parents' percep
tions. Boys scored higher (more stereotypical in perceptions) on the I
ndex than girls. Students in Kindergarten and Grade 2 scored significa
ntly higher than those in Grades 4 and 6, while all adult (parents) gr
oups were less stereotypical in their beliefs than all student groups.
Significant correlations were obtained for spouses' scores (r = .44,
p < .001) and for parents' and their children's scores (r = .24, p < .
02).