The Social Self in Early Adolescence: Two Longitudinal Investigations in the United States and China

Autor/inn/en	Setoh, Peipei; Qin, Lili; Zhang, Xin; Pomerantz, Eva M.
Titel	The Social Self in Early Adolescence: Two Longitudinal Investigations in the United States and China
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 51 (2015) 7, S.949-961 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0039354
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Early Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Individual Characteristics; Self Concept; Grade 7; Grade 8; Social Characteristics; Differences; Gender Differences; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Selbstkonzept; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Gesellschaftsbild; Unterscheiden; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This research examined how children's inclusion of social personal attributes (e.g., talkative and argumentative) in their views of themselves changes over early adolescence in the United States and China. In 2 studies (N = 825 in Study 1 and 394 in Study 2) using open-ended methods (e.g., completion of "I ... " stems), American and Chinese children described themselves multiple times during the 7th and 8th grades. Conceptions of the self in terms of personal attributes were the norm in both the United States and China, but personal attributes that are social became more common over early adolescence in only the United States. Study 1 indicated that increases in social personal attributes were accompanied by heightened psychological and positive descriptions of the self in both countries. Study 2 ruled out potential confounds (e.g., pubertal status) in the differences in American and Chinese children's use of social personal attributes to define themselves. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01