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Page, Randy M.; Suwanteerangkul, Jiraporn; Sloan, Arielle; Kironde, Jennifer; West, Joshua – Social Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of Thailand adolescents regarding the prevalence of smoking, the popularity of smoking among successful/elite elements of society, and disapproval of smoking by friends and parents. These perceptions were analyzed in conjunction with actual smoking and smoking susceptibility rates among the…
Descriptors: Smoking, Intervention, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Novin, Sheida; Banerjee, Robin; Dadkhah, Asghar; Rieffe, Carolien – Social Development, 2009
Sociocultural differences in children's use and understanding of emotional display rules have been under-researched. In the present study, 56 Dutch and 56 Iranian children aged 10-11 years took part in a structured interview about their experiences of using emotional display rules. In comparison with the Dutch children, the Iranian sample was more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affective Behavior, Behavior Standards, Children
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Yau, Jenny; Smetana, Judith G.; Metzger, Aaron – Social Development, 2009
Using multilevel analyses, we examined the influence of domain (moral, conventional, and personal) and the familiarity of different authority figures (mother, teacher, person in charge, and stranger) in public, school, or home settings in 123 four to seven-year-old Chinese children (M = 5.6 years) in Hong Kong. Children affirmed authority more for…
Descriptors: Mothers, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship