7～11岁儿童持续注意能力的性别差异研究

A Comparative Study on Attention Sustaining between Male and Female Children

本研究采用颜色、图形和数字信号监测的三种警觉任务形式 ,来探索7～ 1 1岁儿童持续注意能力的性别差异。结果发现 ,男女儿童持续注意随时间的变化趋势一致 ;7岁男性儿童的持续注意能力优于女性儿童 ,而 9岁和 1 1岁男女儿童的持续注意能力各有自己的风格 ,男性儿童反应快而正确率低 ,女性儿童反应慢而正确率高。

The study focused on gender differences of children's sustained attention. Children aged from 7 to 11 were required to perform a vigilance task. Reaction time and correct percent of performance were recorded. It was showed that 7 years old boys perform better than girls in sustaining attention. Some gender differences of attention sustaining style were found the groups of children aged from 9 to 11. Particularly, Girls tend to make slow but accurate response to signals, while boys response quickly but less accurately.