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Behavioral Inhibition in Early Childhood and Adjustment in Late Adolescence in China
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Chen, Xinyin; Fu, Rui; Li, Dan; Chen, Huichang; Wang, Zhengyan; Wang, Li – Child Development, 2021
This study examined relations between behavioral inhibition in toddlerhood and social, school, and psychological adjustment in late adolescence in China. Data on behavioral inhibition were collected from a sample of 2-year-olds (initial N = 247). Follow-up data were collected at 7 years for peer relationships and 19 years for adjustment across…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Child Behavior, Young Children, Late Adolescents
Social Sensitivity and Social, School, and Psychological Adjustment among Children across Contexts
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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
Assessment and Implications of Coping Styles in Response to a Social Stressor among Early Adolescents in China
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Kingsbury, Mila; Liu, Junsheng; Coplan, Robert J.; Chen, Xinyin; Li, Dan – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2016
The aims of the present study were to (a) examine the factor structure of the "Self-Report Coping Scale" in a sample of Chinese early adolescents and (b) explore associations between coping and socioemotional functioning in this sample. Participants were N = 569 elementary school students (307 boys) in Grades 4 to 6. Participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Stress Variables, Correlation
Loneliness and Social Adaptation in Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese and Italian Children: A Multi-National Comparative Study
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Chen, Xinyin; He, Yunfeng; De Oliveira, Ana Maria; Coco, Alida Lo; Zappulla, Carla; Kaspar, Violet; Schneider, Barry; Valdivia, Ibis Alvarez; Tse, Hennis Chi-Hang; DeSouza, Amanda – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Research on children's loneliness has been conducted mostly in Western, especially North American, cultures. The purpose of the study was to examine relations between loneliness and social adaptation among children and adolescents in four different societies. Methods: A total of 2263 children from grade 3 to grade 6, aged 9 to 12…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context
Group Social Functioning and Individual Socioemotional and School Adjustment in Chinese Children.
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Chen, Xinyin; Chen, Huichang; Kaspar, Violet – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2001
Examined the relevancy of group social functioning to individual social, academic, and psychological adjustment in China. Found that social functioning--including sociability, aggression, and shyness-inhibition--of group peers had unique contributions to individual social and school adjustment and adjustment problems, and that contributions of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries
Social Functioning and Adjustment in Chinese Children: A Longitudinal Study.
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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