Researchers quizzed over 1,500 fifth graders for their study.
The study revealed that boys who believed gender stereotypes about reading were less likely to see themselves as competent and motivated in this regard. They also found boys whose classmates thought reading was for girls not only had similar attitudes about themselves, but also appeared to perform worse in tests. The gender stereotype didn't appear to affect girls positively or negatively.
However, the authors acknowledged that their findings don't prove that gender stereotypes make boys worse at reading, and said their data might not be accurate as they relied on the children's honesty., postdoctoral research associate at Germany's University of Hamburg, said in a statement:"It's a cycle of sorts.
"Reading is first stereotyped as a female domain. This and other gender stereotypes that emphasize that girls are more competent in reading than boys significantly affect boys by causing them to devalue their actual reading ability while also having less motivation to read, which in turn impairs their reading performance.
"Teachers and parents might consider socializing boys and girls in ways that reduce stereotypical behaviors, and students could become aware of their gender stereotypes to counteract their effects on other students' outcomes and to create a gender-fair learning environment," said Retelsdorf. The study is the latest to examine how gender stereotypes affect young people. Late last year, a separate team of researchers found teaching teenage boys about gender equality
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