Princess culture is criticized for contributing to gender stereotypes and poor body esteem, however, there is little longitudinal research examining these claims. This study examines associations between engagement with princess culture during early childhood and gender stereotypes, body esteem, and adherence to hegemonic masculinity in early adolescence. Participants included 307 children (51% female, M_age = 4.83 years, 87% White) who completed questionnaires at two time points, 5 years apart. The results indicated that early engagement with princess culture was not associated with later adherence to female gender stereotypes. However, princess engagement was associated with lower adherence to norms of hegemonic masculinity and higher body esteem. Socioeconomic status and gender moderated the results. Effect sizes were small to moderate. The changing nature of Disney princesses is discussed in the context of gender development across childhood.

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公主权力：学龄前公主文化的参与与青春期早期的性别刻板行为、身体尊重和霸权男性气质之间的纵向关联

公主文化因助长性别刻板印象和身体自尊而受到批评，然而，很少有纵向研究检验这些说法。本研究探讨了儿童早期参与公主文化与性别刻板印象、身体自尊以及青春期早期对霸权男性气质的坚持之间的关联。参与者包括 307 名儿童（51% 为女性，M_年龄 = 4.83 岁，87% 白人）在两个时间点完成问卷调查，相隔 5 年。结果表明，早期参与公主文化与后来坚持女性性别刻板印象无关。然而，公主的参与与霸权男性气质规范的较低遵守和较高的身体自尊有关。社会经济地位和性别影响了结果。效应量从小到中等。在整个童年时期的性别发展背景下讨论了迪士尼公主不断变化的性质。