Across two studies, we investigated gender stereotype knowledge and endorsement in UK schoolchildren, and their impact on academic subject choice. In Study 1, children aged 9–11 (N = 68) and 13–15 (N = 61) completed a newly developed Gender Attribute scale assessing their knowledge and endorsement of gender stereotypes relating to academic subjects and occupations. Participants demonstrated gender stereotype knowledge and endorsement, although significantly higher knowledge than endorsement scores indicated a level of stereotype rejection. Stereotype knowledge was greater in the older age group, and older girls showed significantly higher levels of stereotype rejection than all other groups. In Study 2, children aged 13–15 (N = 165) completed the Gender Attribute scale and provided information on their school subject choices. Patterns of stereotype knowledge and endorsement followed those of Study 1. Subject choice information showed that boys selected significantly more masculine than feminine subjects, while girls chose a similar proportion of each. Further, boys’ level of gender stereotype endorsement predicted their subject choices, while girls’ did not. We suggest that in contemporary UK some progress is being made in relation to girls challenging stereotypes that work against them but that more work is needed to encourage boys into female-dominated disciplines.

中文翻译：

---

英国儿童和青少年的性别刻板印象：不断变化的知识和认可模式

在两项研究中，我们调查了英国学童的性别刻板印象知识和认可，以及它们对学术科目选择的影响。在研究 1 中，9-11 岁（N  = 68）和 13-15岁（ N  = 61）的儿童完成了新开发的性别属性量表，以评估他们对与学术科目和职业相关的性别刻板印象的知识和认可。参与者表现出对性别刻板印象的知识和认可，尽管知识显着高于认可分数表明一定程度的刻板印象排斥。老年组的刻板印象知识更多，年龄较大的女孩表现出比所有其他组更高的刻板印象排斥水平。在研究 2 中，13-15 岁的儿童（N = 165) 完成了性别属性量表并提供了有关他们选择的学校科目的信息。刻板印象知识和认可的模式遵循研究 1。科目选择信息显示，男孩选择的男性科目明显多于女性科目，而女孩选择的比例相似。此外，男孩对性别刻板印象的认可程度预测了他们的学科选择，而女孩则没有。我们建议在当代英国，在女孩挑战对她们不利的刻板印象方面正在取得一些进展，但需要做更多的工作来鼓励男孩进入女性主导的学科。