The present research examined sex differences in relation to psychological differentiation in boys and girls of kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, 3, and 5. The expected differences were not found, and findings relating to family environments suggest reasons for no difference. The effect of age on the development of differentiation was also examined, with present data, on the whole, confirming previous research.
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