Mothers’ and Fathers’ Science-Related Talk With Daughters and Sons While Reading Life and Physical Science Books

IntroductionIn prior studies conducted in the United States, parents’ gender-differentiated encouragement of science predicted children’s later science motivation. Most of this research has focused on older children or teens and only looked at the impact of mothers. However, accumulating evidence su...

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Main Authors: Tess A. Shirefley, Campbell Leaper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.813572/full