Der er uenighed om, hvorvidt piger eller drenge er i risikozonen i skolen. Piger præsterer bedre end drenge, især i traditionelt feminine fag, men de er også mere sårbare over for indre distress. Undersøgelsen viser, at piger i folkeskolen klarer sig bedre akademisk, men også er mere udsatte for indre problemer, uanset deres skolepræstationer.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Making the Grade but Feeling Distressed: Gender Differences in Academic Performance and Internal Distress.
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
There is disagreement over whether girls or boys are at risk in the context of school. Girls outperform boys in school, particularly in stereotypically feminine subjects. However, girls are also more vulnerable to internal distress than boys are. The aim of this research was to understand this pattern of gender differences. Gender differences in academic performance and internal distress were examined in elementary school children moving into adolescence. Girls outperformed boys across all 4 subjects but were also more prone to internal distress than boys were. Girls doing poorly in school were the most vulnerable to internal distress. However, even girls doing well in school were more vulnerable than boys were.