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Popularity and Acceptance as Distinct Dimensions of Social Standing for Chinese Children in Hong Kong
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Schwartz, David; Tom, Shelley R.; Chang, Lei; Xu, Yiyuan; Duong, Mylien T.; Kelly, Brynn M. – Social Development, 2010
This study attempted to validate distinctions between popularity and social acceptance in the cultural context of Hong Kong. We recruited 280 Chinese children (132 girls, 148 boys, mean age = 9.5) from Hong Kong primary schools. These children completed a peer nomination inventory assessing popularity, social acceptance, social rejection,…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context
Correlates of Victimization in Hong Kong Children's Peer Groups
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Tom, Shelley R.; Schwartz, David; Chang, Lei; Farver, Jo Ann M.; Xu, Yiyuan – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study reports two separate cross-sectional investigations that focus on bully/victim problems among Hong Kong school children. Study 1 included 1361 children (670 boys, 691 girls; mean age = 12.6 years) and Study 2 included 288 children (153 boys, 135 girls; mean age = 9.6 years). Children's social and academic functioning was assessed with…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime, Correlation
The Emergence of Chronic Peer Victimization in Boys' Play Groups.
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Schwartz, David; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Over five days, videotaped and analyzed contrived play sessions of African-American male first and third graders to examine behavioral patterns leading to chronic victimization by peers. Victims demonstrated lower rates of assertive behaviors and higher rates of nonassertive behaviors than nonvictims. Children who eventually emerged as chronic…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth
Correlates of Victimization in Chinese Children's Peer Groups.
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Schwartz, David; Chang, Lei; Farver, JoAnn M. – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the behavioral and academic correlates of victimization in Chinese children's peer groups. Structural equation models indicated that peer victimization was associated with poor academic functioning, submissive-withdrawn behavior, aggression, and low levels of assertive-prosocial behavior. Findings suggest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Assertiveness, Children