Parental Gender Conditioning in Child Development
Words: 785 Pages: 3 7905One pivotal study examining hostility attributions in children and their parents was conducted by Nicole E. Werner in Washington State. Werner's quantitative study, published in 2012, measured hostility attributions in children and their parents. The findings indicated that children who attributed hostile intent to others, and whose parents displayed similar hostile attributions, were more likely to engage in relational aggression within peer groups (Werner, 2012). Notably, a correlation was found between mothers and daughters, suggesting that hostile behaviors might be […]