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Among transgender children, gender identity as strong as in cisgender children, study shows

Kim Eckart — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:00:33 +0000

New findings from the largest study of socially-transitioned transgender children in the world, conducted by researchers at the ��, show that gender identity and gender-typed preferences manifest similarly in both cis- and transgender children, even those who recently transitioned.

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Researchers can predict childhood social transitions

Kim Eckart — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:30:04 +0000

A new �� study suggests that the children most apt to socially transition to the gender "opposite" their sex at birth are those who already demonstrate the strongest “cross-gender” identities, and that the transitions don’t appear to alter a child’s gender identity or preferences.

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UW’s Kristina Olson wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’

Kim Eckart — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:00:19 +0000

Kristina Olson, �� associate professor of psychology, has been named one of the 2018 MacArthur Fellows. The Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation comes with a $625,000 stipend, commonly known as the “genius grant,” for recipients to use as they see fit.

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UW’s Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award for studies of ‘how children see themselves and the world’

Kim Eckart — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:00:02 +0000

The National Science Foundation today named Kristina Olson, �� associate professor of psychology, winner of this year’s Alan T. Waterman Award. The Waterman Award is the U.S. government’s highest honor for an early career scientist or engineer, recognizing an outstanding scientist under the age of 40 or within 10 years of receiving a Ph.D. As part of the honor, Olson receives a five-year, $1 million research grant. Olson, who runs the Social Cognitive Development Lab at the...

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Study: Children can ‘catch’ social bias through nonverbal signals expressed by adults

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:10:45 +0000

Most conscientious adults tend to avoid making biased or discriminatory comments in the presence of children. But new research from the �� suggests that preschool-aged children can learn bias even through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look. Published Dec. 21 in the journal Psychological Science, the research found that children can “catch” social bias by seeing negative signals expressed by adults and are likely to generalize that learned...

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Transgender children supported in their identities show positive mental health

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:17:32 +0000

Studies of mental health among transgender people in the United States have been consistently grim, showing higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicide. But almost nothing is known about the mental health of a new and growing generation of transgender Americans — prepubescent children who are living openly as transgender with the support of their families. How do those children fare in an environment of openness and family support? When their gender identity is affirmed, are they happy? New University...

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Landmark study to track ‘pioneer’ generation of transgender children

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:11:45 +0000

Marlo Mack’s son was 3 years old when he told her very adamantly that he was not a boy, but a girl. Unsure what to do, Mack went in search of answers. She found little information online, her pediatrician knew nothing about transgender children, and even a psychologist who specialized in child identity issues couldn’t answer her questions. Mack quickly learned there was almost no research that could help her determine whether to allow her son to live as a...

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No one likes a copycat, no matter where you live

Doree Armstrong — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:06:32 +0000

Very young children often don't view an artistic copycat negatively, but that changes by the age of 5 or 6, even in countries that place less value on intellectual property rights than the U.S.

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