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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Pediatric Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1361281

The Influence of Parents on Children's Consciousness of Gender Equality: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Provisionally accepted
Yifei Li Yifei Li 1Man Zuo Man Zuo 2Jie Zhang Jie Zhang 3Juan Li Juan Li 1Yiping Chen Yiping Chen 4Jingping Zhang Jingping Zhang 1*
  • 1 Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  • 2 Heyuan People's Hospital, Heyuan, Guangdong, China
  • 3 Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Anhui Province, China
  • 4 Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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    Objective: This study aimed to understand the consciousness of gender equality among school-aged children in China and its influencing factors using structural equation modelling to explore the pathways, intensity and group differences among these factors.A cross-sectional survey was conducted using stratified random whole-group sampling of primary school students in grades 1-6 and their parents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this study, 1312 valid questionnaires were collected from a total of 1500 school-aged children in Hunan Province, China (effective response rate of 87.5%). Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 software. Statistical inference consisted of t-tests, analysis of variance, the LSD test, Pearson correlation analysis, multiple stepwise linear regression analysis and structural equation modelling.Results: School-aged children had the lowest consciousness of gender equality in the area of occupation and relatively higher consciousness in the areas of family and school. Children's age, gender, gender role, parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship and parents' gender equality consciousness had predictive effects on children's consciousness of gender equality. The structural equation model constructed in this study is applicable to school-aged children of different genders. There was a significant difference in the structural equation modeling for children in different study period groups.In the education process, parents and teachers should attempt to improve their own consciousness of gender equality, integrate the concept of androgynous education, enhance close relationships with children, and adopt appropriate education methods according to the characteristics of different groups of children.

    Keywords: School-age children, Consciousness of gender equality, Ecological Systems Theory, Structural Equation Modeling, Gender role

    Received: 23 Feb 2024; Accepted: 24 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Zuo, Zhang, Li, Chen and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jingping Zhang, Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, China

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