Educational television in school and preadolescents’ gender attitudes and beliefs

This mixed-design experimental study (N = 271, Mage = 10.34, SD = .77) contributes to the literature by examining the effects of watching and discussing an educational television program on gender in class on preadolescents’ gender attitudes and beliefs. Findings demonstrated that exposure to the program impacts preadolescents’ gender essentialism and their acceptance of and willingness to affiliate with gender nonconforming peers. Discussing the educational television content in class did not generate stronger findings. We further investigated the moderating role of gender typicality, gender role contentedness, and felt pressure from parents and peers.

本项混合设计实验研究（N = 271，平均年龄 = 10.34岁，标准差 = .77）丰富了相关文献，通过探究观看并讨论教育电视节目对课堂中青少年性别态度与信念的影响。研究结果表明，节目内容的接触对青少年的性别本质主义及其对性别非规范同侪的接纳度与归属感产生了显著影响。在课堂上讨论教育电视内容并未产生更加强烈的研究结果。进一步地，我们探讨了性别典型性、性别角色满意度以及来自父母和同伴的感受压力的调节作用。