Self-Perceptions of Competence in Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese and Italian Children: Relations with Social and School Adjustment

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Xinyin; Zappulla, Carla; Coco, Alida Lo; Schneider, Barry; Kaspar, Violet; De Oliveira, Ana Maria; He, Yunfeng; Li, Dan; Li, Boshu; Bergeron, Natasha; Tse, Hennis Chi-Hang; DeSouza, Amanda
Titel	Self-Perceptions of Competence in Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese and Italian Children: Relations with Social and School Adjustment
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28 (2004) 2, S.129-138 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1080/01650250344000334
Schlagwörter	Shyness; Academic Achievement; Student Adjustment; Peer Acceptance; Interpersonal Competence; Foreign Countries; Self Esteem; Cross Cultural Studies; Student Behavior; Social Development; Child Development; Peer Relationship; Correlation; Cultural Differences; Preadolescents; Rejection (Psychology); Peer Evaluation; Brazil; Canada; China; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schüchternheit; Schulleistung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Ausland; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Entwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Peer-Beziehungen; Korrelation; Kultureller Unterschied; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Ablehnung; Brasilien; Kanada; Italien
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to examine relations between self-perceptions of competence and social, behavioural, and school adjustment in Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese, and Italian children. Self-perception data were collected through children's self-reports. Information about social behaviours, peer acceptance, and school achievement was obtained from peer assessments and teacher ratings. Multi-group analyses revealed similar patterns of relations between self-perceptions in scholastic and general self-worth domains and social and school performance in the four samples. However, the relations between self-perceptions of social competence and shyness and academic achievement were different across these samples. Self-perceptions of social competence was negatively associated with shyness in Brazilian, Canadian, and Italian children, but not in the Chinese children, and positively associated with academic achievement in Canadian and Chinese children, but not in Brazilian and Italian children. Similarities and differences in the patterns of relations between self-perceptions and social and school adjustment across cultures indicate that the self system may be a culture-general as well as culture-specific phenomenon. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10