Who cares about caring? Gender stereotypes about communal values emerge early and predict boys' prosocial preferences.

Block K, Hall CE, Gonzalez AM, Cimpian A, Schmader T, Baron AS

DOI: 10.1037/dev0001908
Published: 2025 Mar
Container: Developmental psychology
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@article{allodium:10.1037/dev0001908,
  title = {Who cares about caring? Gender stereotypes about communal values emerge early and predict boys' prosocial preferences.},
  author = {Block K and Hall CE and Gonzalez AM and Cimpian A and Schmader T and Baron AS},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Developmental psychology},
  doi = {10.1037/dev0001908},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001908}
}

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AU  - Gonzalez AM
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AU  - Schmader T
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K, B., CE, H., AM, G., A, C., T, S., & AS, B. (2025). Who cares about caring? Gender stereotypes about communal values emerge early and predict boys' prosocial preferences.. Developmental psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001908

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