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Differences in the social behavior of 6- and 7-year-old children of both sexes were analyzed by ethological methods. Observations were made while children attended class in a regular first-grade school. The incidence of general activity, social interaction, and open hostile activity was higher in boys. No significant differences between sexes were observed in cohesive, ambivalent, and flight components of behavior. Children of both sexes interacted more with girls. These results seem to indicate that gender differences in the way children interact with their peers are more evident during aggressive encounters and that they depend not only upon the sex of the actor, but also upon the sex of the receiver.
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Ramirez, J.M., Mendoza, D.L. Gender differences in social interactions of children: A naturalistic approach. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 553–556 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333905
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