The goal of this study was to examine relations between different forms social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability) and indexes adjustment in Chinese Canadian children. Participants were fourth- eighth-grade students urban China ( n = 787) Canada 1,033). Data on obtained from multiple sources, including peer nominations, child self-reports, teacher ratings, school records. Multigroup tests indicated that shyness did not differ However, unsociability variables significantly across the...

Abstract The primary goal of this study was to examine the short‐term longitudinal associations between unsociability, shyness, and indices adjustment among C hinese children. Participants were 787 children (ages 10–14 years) in an urban area hina. Assessments obtained from multiple sources, including peer nominations, self‐reports, school records. Results indicated that while controlling for effects unsociability associated with socioemotional difficulties. In particular, appeared act as a...

Abstract The goal of this study was to compare the socio‐emotional and academic adjustment different subtypes socially withdrawn (shy, unsociable, avoidant) school‐age children in mainland China. Participants were N = 1344 ages 10–12 years from public elementary schools Shanghai, People's Republic Multi‐source assessment included: child self‐reports social withdrawal internalizing difficulties (e.g., depression, anxiety); peer nominations children's relations victimization, preference);...

The goals of the present study were to (a) develop and validate a new self-report measure social avoidance for use among early adolescents in mainland China (b) explore links between subtypes withdrawal (i.e., shyness, unsociability, avoidance) indices socio-emotional difficulties this cultural context. Participants 663 (350 boys, 313 girls) attending elementary schools ([Formula: see text] = 10.25 years) middle 12.53 Shanghai, People’s Republic China. Measures adjustment collected using...

Abstract The aim of the present study was to compare relations between subtypes social withdrawal and socio‐emotional adjustment in Chinese children early adolescents. Participants included 571 ( M age = 9.62 years) 345 adolescents 12.12 mainland China. Social (i.e., shyness, unsociability, avoidance) indices were assessed via self‐reports, peer nominations, teacher ratings. Shyness tended be more strongly associated with emotional maladjustment adolescence, whereas unsociability...

The goal of this study was to examine young Chinese children's beliefs about the implications different subtypes social withdrawal (e.g., shyness, unsociability), including for first time, avoidance. Participants were 133 children in kindergarten ( n = 58, M age 70.85 months) and grade 1 75, 83.49 months). Children presented with vignettes describing hypothetical peers displaying shy, unsociable, avoidant, socially competent behaviours then asked a series questions assess their these...

The goal of the present study was to explore relations between social avoidance, peer preference, loneliness, and sensitivity among urban Chinese children. Participants were 951 children attending primary middle schools from grade 3 7. Cross-sectional data collected using self-report assessments nominations. Results indicated that: (1) avoidance positively predicted loneliness; (2) preference partially mediated relation (3) moderated mediating path through preference. findings not only...

Unsociable children are likely to develop adjustment difficulties in Chinese society. The primary goal of the present study was examine moderating effect behavioural control on relation between unsociability and peer problems children. Participants were fourth eighth grade students urban China ( N = 787). Assessments unsociability, shyness, obtained from nominations teacher ratings. Results indicated that positively related after controlling for shyness. Also, attenuated among with higher...

The goal of this study was to evaluate a complex multiple mediation model linking parental support, homework self-efficacy, emotion regulation strategies (i.e. cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), emotions among Chinese children. Participants were 832 fourth fifth grade students attending public primary schools in urban China. Measures strategies, collected using self-report assessments. Results from analyses demonstrated that support indirectly predicted through its positive...

The goal of the present study was to examine associations between different dimensions self-perceptions and academic achievement in Chinese children. Participants were 604 children Grades 4-7 attending primary middle schools mainland China (342 boys, 262 girls;

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In some occasions, people experience pleasant and unpleasant emotions at the same time in a single emotional event. Previous cross-cultural studies indicated that such mixed are more prevalent China highly related to attitudes toward happiness individual's affective motivation. However, as multi-ethnic country, not much is known about subcultural differences China. Thus, we examined role implicit motivation may play regard of between Han (N = 61) Mongolian Chinese 46). Results that, compared...

Abstract This study applied the actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) to simultaneously consider whether, and how, motivations for social withdrawal among Chinese children adolescents (actor effects) their best friends (partner uniquely contributed indices of socio‐emotional adjustment. Participants were 101 same‐gender friend dyads (46 boys, M age = 12.17 years, SD 1.39) in mainland China. Among results, actor effects found such that youths' own shyness unsociability related adjustment...

Despite empirical findings that prosociality can prevent elementary and secondary school students from developing psychological maladjustment, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. The goal of present study was to examine mediating effects peer preference self-perceived social competence on associations between maladjustment (i.e., depressive symptoms loneliness). Participants were 951 (Mage = 11 years, 442 girls) in Grades 3~7 Shanghai, China. They completed nominations...

Research has shown that unsociability, reflecting as a personal choice, is not necessarily associated with socio-emotional problems in Western countries, and the associations between unsociability peer are consistently evident Chinese culture. Yet strength direction of were mixed. The present study aimed to examine whether explored potential moderators among associations. A meta-analysis was conducted using publications measured problems. total 21 articles involving 43 effect sizes from...