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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

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  • Faculty of kinesiology, University of Zagreb/ Primary school A.Stepinca

Abstract

Preschool period is a time of significant transition in a child"s life. Children learn and master motor abilities that help them interact and communicate with their social environment. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between genders, regarding social emotional development and physical activity level. In order to obtain necessary dana parents of preschool children were asked to complete questionnaires assessing social emotional development of their children (ASQ:SE-2, Squires, Bricker & Twombly, 2015) and a questionnaire about physical activity (NPAQ, Božanić, 2011) of their children. Obtained results show a statistically significant gender differences both in physical activity and social emotional development. Girls were assessed as having higher level of social. emotional development than boys. According to parental assessments, physical activity in general, was in favor of boys, who are more physically active then girls.
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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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According to parental assessments, physical activity in general, was in favor of boys, who are more physically active
then girls.
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Introduction
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F Sig. t df Si g.
(2-tailed)
Mean
Difference
Std. Error
Difference
95% Conf idence Inte rval
of the Dif ference
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Discussion
Obtained results are expected in the cultural framework. Across the cultures boys are usually more involved in
different kinds of physical activities while girls are dominantly more involved in sedentary activities. Although such
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instance that the play of preschool boys usually involves a higher level of activity and that preschool boys tend to play in
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Conclusion
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cultural or other differences which impact their physical activity, and try to give children the freedom to play and be
physically active. Based on our results, we recommend that an extra effort is to be given to encourage physical activity
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environment. We need to pay attention to equality of support and opportunities for both boys and girls.
Acknowledgments
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... While it has been acknowledged in the literature that boys and girls are both competent at expressing emotions, many researchers highlight that social competence is usually more developed in girls compared to boys within the early years (Denham et al. 2009;Thayer, 2012;Vahedi et al. 2012). Indeed, Masnjak (2017) reported a statistically significant gender difference regarding social and emotional development, with girls scoring higher levels of social and emotional development than boys. Chaplin and Aldao (2014) reported that girls tend to express more positive emotions and internalizing emotions (e.g., anxiety, and sympathy) than boys, and boys portrayed more externalizing emotions such as anger during difficult social situations. ...
... Whereas, the girls were more proficient in social competency areas within their interactions with peers, such as: sharing; being kind; helpful; and considerate of their peer's feelings. Similar findings have been documented by Masnjak (2017) and Barbu et al. (2011). ...
... Therefore, it is important to enable both boys and girls, to enhance their pro-social skills within the duration of the pre-school year. This recommendation is supported byMasnjak (2017) who asserts social development is necessary for the establishment, maintenance and progression of socialisation with peers which in turns leads to independence and reduces the child's dependency on adults. As our findings highlighted a larger gender difference in the pro-social scale, we would recommend the importance of further research into this domain. ...
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