1. + The Influence of a Model's Gender on Children's Toy Choice Caitlyn Farris, Victoria Miller, Tiana Babb, Chelsey Russell Franklin College

2. + Statement of Problem How the gender of the model affects a child’s choice of toy Predict a child’s personality and identity through gender stereotypes Future social norms Breaking gender stereotypes Prevent discrimination

3. + Review of Literature Children played with masculine toys more than feminine or gender-neutral (Green, Bigler, & Catherwood, 2004) Girls more flexible in crossing the gender line (Green, Bigler, & Catherwood, 2004) and (Wood, Desmarais, & Gugula, 2002) Children tended to play with gender-appropriate toys (Wood, Desmarais, & Gugula, 2002) Limitations

4. + Hypothesis The gender of the model in the room will influence the child’s selection of toy.

5. + Methods: Sample Participants 17 children Ages 3-5 years old 53% boys, 47% girls Mostly Caucasian

6. + Methods: Procedure Instruments One of three toys: white Play-Doh, dish set, tool set Child-Rearing Sex- Role Attitude Scale

7. + Methods: Procedure Procedure Multiple-group design IV: gender of the model in the room DV: children’s choice of toy

8. + Results The sample included 17 pre-school students, 8 girls and 9 boys. There was no significant difference between the children’s toy choice and the gender of the model present in the room. X 2 (4, N=17) = 4.10, p =.39. There was also no significant difference between the boy participants and their choice of toy. X 2 (4, N=9) = 4.00, p =.41. There was also no significant difference between the girl participants and their choice of toy. X 2 (2, N=8) =.67 p =.72.

9. + Results Hypothesis refuted No significance/inconclusive * p<0.05, ** p<0.01. Correlations Between Demographics and Toy Choice

10. + Results Correlation Between Questionnaire and Gender * p<0.05, ** p<0.01.

11. + Results Children’s Toy Choice

12. + Results Girl’s Toy Choice Girls’ Toy Choice

13. + Results Boys’ Toy Choice

14. + Discussion Limitations Small sample size Order of the toys/Shape of the table Modern toys Future Research Implications

15. + References Green, V. A., Bigler, R., & Catherwood, D. (2004). The variability and flexibility of gender-typed toy play: A close look at children's behavioral responses to counterstereotypic models. Sex Roles, 51(7-8), 371-386. doi:10.1023/B:SERS. 0000049227.05170.aa Wood, E., Desmarais, S., & Gugula, S. (2002). The impact of parenting experience on gender stereotyped toy play of children. Sex Roles, 47(1-2), 39-49. doi:10.1023/A: 1020679619728