Barbara Szmigielska
Psychologia Rozwojowa, Tom 17, Numer 3, 2012, s. 83 - 95
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843879PR.12.020.0639
Mother-child communication style during the task as a predictor of child’s dealing with diffi culties
The article deals with the infl uence of the parent-child task-oriented communication style on the child’s behaviour during public performance. The research was based on children’s public performance and the analysis of mother-child task-oriented communication. The results show that children of mothers who have a high task partnership level, low annoyance, and who are less awkward deal better with diffi culties. Those children are more successful in tasks connected with collaboration with their parent. It could also be stated that children from the above-mentioned group are more task-oriented during public performance
Barbara Szmigielska
Psychologia Rozwojowa, Tom 14, Numer 4, 2009, s. 21 - 31
Gender stereotypes in kindergarden children
The aim of the research was to investigate the understanding of gender stereotypes among children aged 5–7. The questionnaire developed by Szmigielska (2009) was administered to thirty girls and twenty nine boys. It contains descriptions of gender-related psychological characteristics, everyday activities, professions, objects, and appearance. The results demonstrate that gender stereotypes shared by children concern mainly activities connected with a gender role. In the case of other tested variables, they were not regarded by children as gender-specific. The understanding of gender stereotypes among girls and boys did not exhibit any significant differences.