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Thirty-six families with one toddler child were observed for 7 hr in their own homes with both parents and the child present. The parents interacted less in the first two sessions than in the last five and were more negative and less positive when they did interact in the early sessions. There was also a sex of child by time interaction, with boys receiving many more negative interactions early in the observations. It was suggested that observation data should be checked for stability prior to interpretation and that care should be taken to collect enough data to ensure stability.
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Parts of this study were supported by a grant from the Office of Scientific and Scholarly Research, Graduate School, University of Oregon.
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Fagot, B.I. A cautionary note: Parents' socialization of boys and girls. Sex Roles 12, 471–476 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288169
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