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Direct linkClegg, Jennifer M.; Legare, Cristine H. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Recent research with Western populations has demonstrated that children use imitation flexibly to engage in both instrumental and conventional learning. Evidence for children's imitative flexibility in non-Western populations is limited, however, and has only assessed imitation of instrumental tasks. This study (N = 142, 6- to 8-year-olds)…
Descriptors: Imitation, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Children
Cozart, Deanna L.; Rojewski, Jay W. – SAGE Open, 2015
There are more Chinese student-scholars than any other group of international students studying in the United States. Despite this, there are relatively few studies that have focused on specific educational needs and required career support services for Chinese international students. This exploratory study was conducted to determine the…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Students, Cultural Differences, Occupational Aspiration
Wu, Shu Chen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
This study examines the practical and conceptual dimensions of children's play in German and Hong Kong Chinese kindergartens. German ("n"?=?24) and Chinese ("n"?=?24) children (3-6 years) were randomly selected and videotaped during their free play for 5?min continuously on five consecutive days. Play behavior was analyzed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Video Technology, Play
Chiang, Hsu-Min – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: There is a lack of empirical research investigating challenging behaviour in children with autism with severe speech impairments in naturalistic settings. The aim of the present study was to investigate challenging behaviour among Australian and Taiwanese children with autism who are non-verbal or have limited speech (i.e. less than…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Speech Impairments, Autism, Expressive Language
Weisz, John R.; Weiss, Bahr; Suwanlert, Somsong; Chaiyasit, Wanchai – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Current widespread use of the same youth assessment measures and scales across different nations assumes that youth psychopathology syndromes do not differ meaningfully across nations. By contrast, the authors' syndromal sensitivity model posits 3 processes through which cultural differences can lead to cross-national differences in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epidemiology, Cultural Differences, Child Behavior
Mah, Janet W. T.; Johnston, Charlotte – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The attributions made by Chinese immigrant (n = 28) and Euro-Canadian (n = 27) mothers of 5- to 9-year-old boys regarding the causes of child prosocial and problem behaviors exhibited by children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were investigated. Mothers' attributions were elicited using audio-taped scenarios of…
Descriptors: Males, Cultural Differences, Child Behavior, Prosocial Behavior
Suizzo, Marie-Anne; Bornstein, Marc H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
Research on French and European American mothers' childrearing practices, and potential effects of these differences on children's behavioral development, is scarce. This study compared 33 French and 39 European American 20-month-old children and their mothers on exploratory, symbolic, and social play and interaction. French children engaged in…
Descriptors: Play, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children
Download full textPanicker, Anuja S.; Hirisave, Uma; Subbakrishna, D. K. – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2006
The aim of the current study was to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, UK adaptation (WISC-III[superscript uk]) scores of Indian primary school children when Indian and UK norms are used. The sample consisted of 300 primary school children, within the age range of 6 years to 10 years and 11 months. The children…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedBornstein, Marc H.; Haynes, O. Maurice; Pascual, Liliana; Painter, Kathleen M.; Galperin, Celia – Child Development, 1999
Compared exploratory, symbolic, and social play and interaction of Argentine and U.S. 20-month olds and their mothers. Found patterns of cultural similarity in sex differences and differences in the use of exploratory and symbolic play. Overall, Argentine and U.S. dyads used different modes of exploration, representation, and interaction,…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedMcCulloch, Andrew; Wiggins, Richard D.; Joshi, Heather E.; Sachdev, Darshan – Children & Society, 2000
This study examined relationships between children's experiences of family change, cognitive ability, and family adversity and the prevalence of behavior problems, comparing British and US children. Among other findings, cognitive scores decreased with increasing externalizing behavior problems, and in Britain, these were related to family…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Child Behavior
Peer reviewedEckerman, Carol O.; Whitehead, Harriet – Early Education and Development, 1999
Tested a proposed developmental pathway for toddlers' mastery of skills in generating non-ritualized forms of cooperative coordinated action with peers. Studied nonverbal imitative acts among U.S. toddlers and toddlers of the Seltaman people of Papua New Guinea. Found that ready imitation of one another emerged during the same developmental period…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Tudge, Jonathan; Hogan, Diane; Tammeveski, Peeter; Kulakova, Natasha; Meltsas, Marika; Snezhkova, Irina; Putnam, Sarah – 1997
This study used a Vygotskian perspective to compare child rearing values and beliefs of parents, especially in regard to self-directed activities of children, in the United States, Russia, and Estonia. Participating were 60 families, evenly divided by society and social class (middle or working class), each with a child between 28 and 45 months…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Children, Comparative Analysis
