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Inhibitory Control and Harsh Discipline as Predictors of Externalizing Problems in Young Children: A Comparative Study of U.S., Chinese, and Japanese Preschoolers
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Olson, Sheryl L.; Tardif, Twila Z.; Miller, Alison; Felt, Barbara; Grabell, Adam S.; Kessler, Daniel; Wang, Li; Karasawa, Mayumi; Hirabayashi, Hidemi – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
We examined associations between child inhibitory control, harsh parental discipline and externalizing problems in 120 4 year-old boys and girls in the US, China, and Japan. Individual differences in children's inhibitory control abilities, assessed using behavioral tasks and maternal ratings, were related to child externalizing problems reported…
Descriptors: Discipline, Inhibition, Young Children, Foreign Countries
A Cross-Cultural Study of Student Problem Behaviors in Middle Schools
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Gu, Haigen; Lai, Shu-Ling; Ye, Renmin – School Psychology International, 2011
Using the latest international educational database, TIMSS, this study investigates and compares the occurrences of 11 student problem behaviors as reported by middle school principals in ten countries. For each country, the study reveals the relationships of these problem behaviors with teachers' attitudes and parental involvement, and discusses…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Attributions of Deviance to Self and Peers by Japanese and U.S. Students.
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Crystal, David S. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1999
Examines self-enhancement bias among 5th and 11th graders in the United States and Japan by having students listen to stories describing behaviors (aggressive, depressive, oppositional, and school-phobic) of hypothetical peers. Reports that U.S. students showed no greater self-enhancement tendencies, while 11th graders rated themselves less like…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
Longitudinal Study of Developmental Problems of Children: Comparison between Japan and U.S.A.
Ueda, Reiko – 1989
Two studies investigated behavioral problems in childhood. Study 1 longitudinally investigated similarities and differences in enuresis and nailbiting among Japanese and American children. Incidences of enuresis decreased as subjects' age increased. Socio-cultural and family tolerance were related to incidences of nailbiting. In Study 2, changes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Punishment, Nail-Biting, and Nightmares: A Cross-Cultural Study.
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Englehart, Robert J.; Hale, David B. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1990
Used questionnaire to assess the relative frequencies of physical punishment, fingernail biting, and nightmares among Korean, Japanese, and U.S. students. Although frequencies of responses by country showed no major differences in any of the three behavioral categories, chi-square calculations indicated a highly significant departure from what…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Center-Based Evening Child Care: Implications for Young Children's Development.
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Anme, Tokie; Segal, Uma A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
This study examined the effects of child day care, evening care, and night care on the development and adaptation of young children in Japan. Caregivers completed a survey on the home childrearing environment, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the presence of child care support. Results of the discriminant analysis indicated that factors in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Care, Child Care Centers