Date of Award
2000
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Stephen L. O’Keefe
Second Advisor
Gretchen Lovett
Third Advisor
Tony R. Goudy
Abstract
In this study the MacArthur Story-Stem Battery (MSSB; Bretherton, Oppenheim, Buchsbaum, Emde, & The MacArthur Narrative Group, 1990), an assessment tool that examines childrens’ ability to cope with conflict laden situations, was used to study gender differences in avoidance and aggression. Forty-three children (22 girls, 21 boys) participated in the third phase of a longitudinal study when they were between 7.5 and 8 years old (mean = 7.8). Results showed that males scored significantly higher than females on the variable of aggression in their story completions on the MSSB; however, gender differences for avoidance, while in the hypothesized direction, did not reach significance. Implications for future research and psychometric properties of a new coding system for the MSSB are discussed.
Subject(s)
Conflict (Psychology) in children.
Recommended Citation
Arnett, Gina, "MacArthur Story-Stem Battery and gender differences" (2000). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1550.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1550
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Child Psychology Commons, Developmental Psychology Commons, Experimental Analysis of Behavior Commons
