University of Tartu, Institute of Psychology & Centre of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Scand J Psychol. 2010 Aug;51(4):319-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00809.x. Epub 2010 Mar 15.
The study focused on cultural, contextual, and gender differences in children's peer talk. Same-sex dyads of Estonian (n = 38), Finnish (n = 38), and Swedish (n = 34) preschool age children were videotaped during unstructured and structured play settings. We found only one gender difference in children's talkativeness and in the use of regulatory speech: during free play, Swedish boys used more imperatives per directives than Swedish girls. At the same time there were significant cultural and contextual differences. Estonian children were most directive and Swedish children were least directive. Finnish children were less directive than Estonian children but more directive than Swedish children. It was concluded that cultural and contextual factors strongly influence the likelihood, extent, and nature of gender differences in peer talk.
本研究关注儿童同伴谈话中文化、语境和性别差异。在非结构化和结构化游戏环境中，对爱沙尼亚（n = 38）、芬兰（n = 38）和瑞典（n = 34）学龄前儿童的同性二人组进行了录像。我们只发现了儿童健谈程度和使用调节性言语方面的一个性别差异：在自由游戏中，瑞典男孩使用的祈使句指令比瑞典女孩多。与此同时，还存在显著的文化和语境差异。爱沙尼亚儿童最具指令性，而瑞典儿童最不具指令性。芬兰儿童的指令性比爱沙尼亚儿童少，但比瑞典儿童多。研究结论认为，文化和语境因素强烈影响同伴谈话中性别差异的可能性、程度和性质。
