Sex differences in children's group embedded figures test performance |
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| Authors: | Ed Cairns Stephanie Malone Jacqui Johnston Tommy Cammock |
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| Institution: | 1. Psychology Department, University of Ulster, at Coleraine, N. Ireland;2. Psychology Department, University of Ulster, at Jordanstown, N. Ireland |
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| Abstract: | Despite the fact that sex differences in field dependence/independence have been a fairly constant feature in studies employing adults, doubt surrounds the status of similar sex differences in childhood. Several attempts have been made to explain these findings, the most popular being that group Embedded Figures Tests do not tap sex differences. A simpler explanation is that large enough Ns have not been employed in past research to allow the small sex difference present in childhood to emerge as a statistically significant phenomenon. This explanation is supported by the results of the present study which employed 1200 children and was able to demonstrate a significant sex difference at both 8 and 11 yr using the Children's Group Embedded Figures Test. |
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