Factors Associated with Crying in Young Children in the Nursery School and the Home

Landreth, Catherine

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“…A Dutch study comparing the crying frequency of same age, menstruating and non-menstruating, girls failed to demonstrate the predicted differences in crying proneness and frequency (Van Tilburg et al 2002 ). In addition, although there is some evidence suggesting that, in infancy boys may cry more often than girls (USA; Landreth 1941 ), this difference does not necessarily imply that boy infants also have a lower threshold for crying than girls. Perhaps, male infants have a stronger exploratory drive and put themselves more often in daring situations which may result in experiencing pain and frustration, both key antecedents of child crying.…”

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Crying in Middle Childhood: A Report on Gender Differences

Jellesma

Vingerhoets

2012

Sex Roles

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The aims of this study were (1) to confirm gender differences in crying in middle childhood and (2) to identify factors that may explain why girls cry more than boys in a Dutch sample (North Holland and Utrecht). We examined 186 children’s (age: 9–13 years) self-reports on crying, catharsis, seeking support for feelings, and internalizing feelings. Girls reported a greater crying frequency and crying proneness, and more emotional and physical catharsis after crying. In addition, they more frequently sought support for feelings and more often experienced sadness and somatic complaints than boys. Seeking help for negative feelings and the experience of sadness and somatic complaints were positively associated with crying frequency and crying proneness. Emotional catharsis was positively linked to crying proneness. Support was found for the potential mediating role of sadness and somatic complaints with respect to the gender difference in crying frequency and for the potential mediating role of emotional catharsis and somatic complaints for crying proneness. This study demonstrates that gender differences in crying frequency already exist in middle childhood and the findings suggest a linkage between these gender differences in crying and psychosocial factors.

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Crying in Middle Childhood: A Report on Gender Differences

Jellesma

Vingerhoets

2012

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On the Functions of Sadness and Grief

Huron

2018

The Function of Emotions

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The incidence, prevalence, and severity of behavior disorders among preschool-aged children in day care

Bond

Rolf

1981

J Abnorm Child Psychol

101

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This study examined the incidence, prevalence, and severity of 14 empirically derived externalizing (unsocialized aggressive) and internalizing (socially withdrawn) behaviors among 2- through 5-year-olds attending day care. Teacher ratings were obtained for 558 children in the incidence sample and 709 children in the expanded prevalence sample. Within each age, data were cross-tabulated by sex of child and severity of behavior, and chi-square analyses were computed. Results indicated that a substantial proportion of children in the normal pre-school population exhibit relatively high severities of selected externalizing and internalizing behaviors; this proportion varied with the age of the child and the behavior rated. Preschool-aged boys were consistently rated as demonstrating greater frequencies of externalizing behaviors than preschool-girls. The diagnostic and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Factors Associated with Crying in Young Children in the Nursery School and the Home

Cited by 9 publications

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Crying in Middle Childhood: A Report on Gender Differences

Crying in Middle Childhood: A Report on Gender Differences

On the Functions of Sadness and Grief

The incidence, prevalence, and severity of behavior disorders among preschool-aged children in day care

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