A neurocognitive approach to studying processes underlying parents’ gender socialization

Frontiers in Psychology

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Christel M. Portengen¹  Anneloes L. van Baar¹  Joyce J. Endendijk¹ 

[1] Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University

关键词: Gender socialization;    Parenting;    Gendered cognitions;    neural processes;    Neurocognitive model;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1054886

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Parental gender socialization refers to ways in which parents teach their children social expectations associated with gender. Relatively little is known about the mechanisms underlying gender socialization. An overview of cognitive and neural processes underlying parental gender socialization is provided. Regarding cognitive processes, evidence exists that parents’ implicit and explicit gender stereotypes, attitudes, and gendered attributions are implicated in gender socialization. Other cognitive factors, such as intergroup attitudes, gender essentialism, internal motivation for parenting without gender stereotypes, gender identity, and conflict resolution are theoretically relevant mechanisms underlying gender socialization, but need further investigation. Regarding neural processes, studies demonstrated that attentional processing, conflict monitoring, behavior regulation, and reward processing might underlie stereotypes and biased behavior. However, more research is necessary to test whether these neural processes are also related to parental gender socialization. Based on this overview, a framework is presented of neural and cognitive factors that were theoretically or empirically related to gender socialization.

【 授权许可】

CC BY