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Davis, J.T.M., Hines, M. The Magnitude of Children’s Gender-Related Toy Interests Has Remained Stable Over 50 Years of Research. Arch Sex Behav 50, 749–751 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01989-8
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