Sentences with phrase «degree than for boys»

Girls can be reluctant to push themselves forward and criticism can undermine a girl's confidence to a greater degree than for boys.

Not exact matches

Whether or not girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something other than the opposite sex — at least for a few brief hours each day.

Given the lower rates of interactions with CF peers compared with non-CF peers, some forms of positive friendship qualities focused on direct contact (e.g., companionship) may be more difficult to achieve for adolescents with CF.. This difficulty could be compounded for boys with CF, given their gender - normative reliance on friendship qualities such as shared activities to a greater degree than more emotionally focused friendship goals characteristic of female friendships (e.g., Rose & Rudolph, 2006).