NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
The Development of Self- and Group Orientations among Chinese Young Adolescents: Implications for Social and Behavioral Adjustment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Siman Zhao; Xinyin Chen; Heejung Park; Dan Li; Junsheng Liu; Liying Cui – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Self- and group orientations represent distinct ways of perceiving the relations between the world and the self and are relevant to adolescents' development. Most of the existing studies in this area are cross-sectional, providing little information about how self- and group orientations develop. This 3-year longitudinal study examined the…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Social Adjustment, Student Behavior
Goodness of Fit in the Chinese Context of Socialization in the First Three Years
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dong, Shuyang; Dubas, Judith Semon; Dekovic, Maja; Wang, Zhengyan – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Based on the goodness-of-fit theory, the current research examined how parental socialization expectations and socialization practices in infancy predicted child social adjustment in the preschool year dependent on child characteristics in toddlerhood with a longitudinal sample of Chinese families. Participants were 272 Chinese mother-child dyads.…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Socialization, Preschool Children, Compliance (Psychology)
Implicit and Explicit Self-Construals in Chinese-Heritage and Italian Nonimmigrant Early Adolescents: Associations with Self-Esteem and Prosocial Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Moscardino, Ughetta; Miconi, Diana; Carraro, Luciana – Developmental Psychology, 2020
The current study examined levels of implicit and explicit independent and interdependent self-construals (SCs) in early adolescents with and without a migration background in Italy and assessed whether SCs were linked to youths' positive adjustment in terms of self-esteem and prosocial behavior. Chinese early adolescents of immigrant background…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Cultural Background, Early Adolescents, Prosocial Behavior
Social Sensitivity and Social, School, and Psychological Adjustment among Children across Contexts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chen, Xinyin; Fu, Rui; Liu, Junsheng; Wang, Li; Zarbatany, Lynne; Ellis, Wendy – Developmental Psychology, 2018
This study examined relations of social sensitivity to social, school, and psychological adjustment in rural Chinese, urban Chinese, and Canadian children. Participants were 4th to 6th grade students (M[subscript age] = 11 years) in China (n = 593 and 443 for the rural and urban samples) and Canada (n = 325). A self-report measure of social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Social Adjustment
Sociable and Prosocial Dimensions of Social Competence in Chinese Children: Common and Unique Contributions to Social, Academic, and Psychological Adjustment.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Chen, Xinyin; Li, Dan; Li, Zhen-yun; Li, Bo-shu; Liu, Mowei – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Examined Chinese sixth-graders' sociability and prosocial orientation and adjustment at age 12 and 2 years later. Found that: (1) prosocial orientation predicted social and school adjustment and externalizing problems; (2) sociability uniquely predicted internalizing problems and emotional adjustment; and (3) prosocial orientation and sociability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperation, Early Adolescents
Social Functioning and Adjustment in Chinese Children: A Longitudinal Study.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Chen, Xinyin; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined the social behavior, social adjustment, and school adjustment of a sample of elementary school students in Shanghai, China. Found that, consistent with studies of Western children, sociability-leadership was associated with and predictive of indexes of adjustment. Inconsistent with Western studies, shyness-sensitivity was positively and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Aggression, Chinese Culture