Studied toddler's regulation of negative emotions in Japan and Germany by comparing the responses of 20 2-year-old girls from each country (in the presence of their mothers) to a playmate's distress. Found culture specific differences in the children's regulation patterns and the qualities of mother-child interactions. (SLD)

Investigated differences in perceptions of socialization and gender roles in 175 Japanese and 120 German university students. Japanese students reported more parental acceptance and control than German students. Japanese students had more traditional gender-role orientations than German students. (RJC)

The study deals with inter- and intracultural differences in the perception of family roles. One hundred and fifty-six Japanese students (40 modern females, 76 traditional females, and 40 males) and 148 German students (58 modern females, 49 traditional females, and 41 males) answered questionnaires concerning the ideal and real decision-making…