Compared to boys, girls tend to have more ________ interactions with each other.

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Girls tend to have more enabling interactions with each other, meaning they focus on support, collaboration, and encouraging expression of emotions. Boys, on the other hand, are more likely to engage in instrumental interactions, which involve task-oriented communication, and stereotyped interactions, which involve reinforcing gender roles and expectations. Constricting interactions involve limiting or suppressing behavior, and are not more common among girls as a group.

Compared to Boys, Girls Tend to Have More ________ Interactions