039— Gender, Partner, and Task in 7-Year-Olds’ Assertive and Affiliative Language with Siblings and Friends

Presenter Information

Molly O'Brien, SUNY GeneseoFollow
Mikaela Freeman, SUNY GeneseoFollow
Shreya Mishra, SUNY GeneseoFollow
Emily Salvemini, SUNY GeneseoFollow
Aria Elling, SUNY GeneseoFollow
Ganie B. DeHart, SUNY GeneseoFollow

Submission Type

Poster

Start Date

April 2020

Abstract

As part of a longitudinal study following sibling and friend interactions from early childhood through adolescence, we focused on the use of assertive and affiliative language by 7-year-olds during play with siblings and friends. Children were taped during free-play, board game, and construction tasks with a sibling and a same-age friend. Contrary to results of past research, task and interaction partner mattered more than gender in girls’ and boys’ use of assertive and affiliative language.

Comments

This poster was selected to be presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference in Washington D.C., May, 2019.

We would like to thank Dr. Ganie DeHart for making this opportunity possible and for all of her guidance during the course of this study. Support for data collection was provided by the Geneseo Foundation

Recommended Citation

O'Brien, Molly; Freeman, Mikaela; Mishra, Shreya; Salvemini, Emily; Elling, Aria; and DeHart, Ganie B., "039— Gender, Partner, and Task in 7-Year-Olds’ Assertive and Affiliative Language with Siblings and Friends" (2020). GREAT Day Posters. 100.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2020/posters-2020/100