T5. Development of intergroup relations in childhood

Question 1

which scales does the domestic task division scale consist of?

Answer 1

Scale adapted from International Social Survey Programme (2012)
Benevolent Sexism
- Protective Paternalism “At night, boys must walk girls home so nothing bad happens to them.”
- Romantic Indispensability “It’s important for a boy to find a girl to date.”
Hostile Sexism
- Functional Asymmetry “Girls are better than boys doing household chores.”
- Emotional Lability “Girls exaggerate their problems.”

Question 2

what is the domestic task division scale measuring and how?

Answer 2

• Measures the behavioural intention on future division of domestic tasks between the participants and their imagined future partners.
• Six household tasks: female stereotypical: doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, and caring for the sick; male stereotypical: doing groceries and repairs.
• (e.g., “When you grow up and live in your own apartment who will do the laundry?”)

Question 3

what are the results from the domestic task division scale?

Answer 3

o Hostile Sexism and Benevolent Sexism decrease with age.
o higher levels if BS than HS; male pupils show higher levels of HS and BS.
o higher levels of benevolent compared to hostile sexism, particularly among parents.
o compared to parents, children/adolescents show higher levels of Protective Paternalism and Emotional Lability
o stereotypic perceptions across warmth and competence become weaker with age.
o Younger girls and boys perceive the ingroup as more competent and warm than the outgroup.
o Older boys perceive girls as warmer than boys.
o Hostile sexism – i.e., emotional lability and functional asymmetry – is positively associated to behavioural intention to stereotypic task division
o Gender stereotypes (i.e., competence and warmth) are dissociated from participants’ behavioural intention to stereotypic task division.