The current study sought to understand gender differences in how much children value personal attractiveness, whether age is associated with valuing personal attractiveness, and the role of gender identity development. Three- to five-year-olds (N = 170; 89 girls, 81 boys, 0 other genders; primarily Latiné, multiethnic, and non-Hispanic White American) were recruited from child centers across the Los Angeles and Orange County metropolitan areas. Across several indicators (e.g., self-report, preference for appearance-related female-typed occupations and fancy gender-typed outfits, memory for fancy gender-typed clothing, and spontaneous reasons for liking a media character), girls highly valued personal attractiveness. Girls also valued personal attractiveness and tied their gender to personal attractiveness to a greater extent than boys. We discuss implications for later well-being and health.

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“She's so pretty”：幼儿重视个人吸引力的发展


目前的研究试图了解儿童对个人吸引力的重视程度、年龄是否与重视个人吸引力以及性别认同发展的作用方面的性别差异。从洛杉矶和奥兰治县大都会区的儿童中心招募了 3 至 5 岁的儿童 （N = 170;89 名女孩，81 名男孩，0 名其他性别;主要是拉丁裔、多种族和非西班牙裔美国白人）。在几个指标中（例如，自我报告、对与外表相关的女性型职业和花哨的性别型服装的偏好、对花哨的性别型服装的记忆以及喜欢媒体角色的自发原因），女孩高度重视个人吸引力。女孩也重视个人吸引力，并且比男孩更大程度地将她们的性别与个人吸引力联系起来。我们讨论了对以后的福祉和健康的影响。