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Moving Away or Fitting in?: Understanding Shyness in Chinese Children
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Xu, Yiyuan; Farver, Jo Ann M.; Chang, Lei; Zhang, Zengxiu; Yu, Lidong – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
This paper reports on three studies of shy behavior in Mainland Chinese children. In Study 1 (N = 107, M age = 10.05), a Chinese Shyness Scale (CSS) was developed based on Chinese teachers' open-ended descriptions of children's shy behavior. In Study 2 (N = 388, M age = 10.80) and Study 3 (N = 198, M age = 10.20), the construct validity of the two…
Descriptors: Shyness, Construct Validity, Validity, Children
The Peer Group as a Context: Mediating and Moderating Effects on Relations between Academic Achievement and Social Functioning in Chinese Children.
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Chen, Xinyin; Chang, Lei; He, Yunfeng – Child Development, 2003
Examined peer group contextual effects on relations between academic achievement and social functioning among Chinese 9-, 13-, and 16-year-olds. Found that peer groups were highly homogeneous on academic achievement. Academic achievement and social adjustment were associated at within-group individual and group levels. Group academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Context Effect
Correlates of Victimization in Chinese Children's Peer Groups.
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Schwartz, David; Chang, Lei; Farver, JoAnn M. – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the behavioral and academic correlates of victimization in Chinese children's peer groups. Structural equation models indicated that peer victimization was associated with poor academic functioning, submissive-withdrawn behavior, aggression, and low levels of assertive-prosocial behavior. Findings suggest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Assertiveness, Children