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Direct linkLansford, Jennifer E.; Zietz, Susannah; Bornstein, Marc H.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Gurdal, Sevtap; Liu, Qin; Long, Qian; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Yotanyamaneewong, Saengduean; Alampay, Liane Peña; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, Lei – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural similarities and differences in problem behavior during adolescence. Adolescents from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Adolescent Development
Leer, Jane; Gassman-Pines, Anna; Djé Blé, Eric; Kainessie, Josephine; Kennedy, Catherine; Press, Sarah; Schubert, Heidi – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
This study investigated attitudes toward restrictive gender norms among adolescents in Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone (pooled N = 1,793, M[subscript age(baseline)] = 10.3, M[subscript age(follow-up)] = 11.6, 50% boys/girls). We examined individual and contextual predictors of gender attitudes, assessed change in gender attitudes over 2 years, and…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Bias, Social Attitudes
Li, Nan; Hein, Sascha – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
Autonomy (or self-determination) is a crucial construct in understanding adolescents' development and well-being. This paper presents current knowledge about the features of autonomy in learning, parental autonomy support, and psychological control, and their relations with psychological well-being and academic functioning of Chinese adolescents.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Autonomy, Adolescents, Learning
Wiium, Nora; Dost-Gözkan, Ayfer; Kosic, Marianna – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: Within the positive youth development (PYD) perspective, internal assets (e.g., social competencies and positive identity) and external assets (e.g., support and empowerment) constitute developmental assets that can facilitate positive youth outcomes. This assertion has been studied mainly in the US context and to a lesser degree in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Gender Differences, Parent Background
Thoma, Stephen J.; Walker, David Ian; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Frichand, Ana – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this study is to present a cross-cultural description of responses to the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure (hereafter the AD-ICM). Since the introduction of the AD-ICM, the measure has been used multiple times in the US, in The Republic of Macedonia, Taiwan, and the UK. Focusing on these data, the proposed paper session…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development
Lannegrand-Willems, Lyda; Barbot, Baptiste – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
In Europe, the question of identity and youth civic engagement constitutes a challenge both for the European Union (EU) and for research on adolescent psychology. In this article, we discuss the European historical context and the current initiatives from the EU that aim to encourage civic engagement among young people. Then, we suggest some…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Adolescent Development, Citizen Participation
Soriano-Ayala, Encarnación; Cala, Verónica C. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
How important is the role that the different social institutions play in adolescents' emotional development? This study alludes to the social capital framework to explain the influence that the family, school and peer relations have on the social-emotional competencies (SEC) of adolescents, immigrants and locals living in Southeastern Spain. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Social Development, Emotional Development
Schwarz, Beate; Mayer, Boris; Trommsdorff, Gisela; Ben-Arieh, Asher; Friedlmeier, Mihaela; Lubiewska, Katarzyna; Mishra, Ramesh; Peltzer, Karl – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2012
This study investigated whether the associations between (a) the quality of the parent-child relationship and peer acceptance and (b) early adolescents' life satisfaction differed depending on the importance of family values in the respective culture. As part of the Value of Children Study, data from a subsample of N = 1,034 adolescents (58%…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Life Satisfaction, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents
Fay, Joe – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2012
An American sociologist who grew up in the Netherlands, Amy Schalet digs deep into cultural values about adolescent sexuality to explain the reasons for the vast disparities between American and Dutch sexual health indicators. This article reviews the book's key conclusions and discusses their implications for parents, educators, and policy…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Learning Activities, Social Values, Foreign Countries
Icbay, Mehmet Ali; Kocayoruk, Ercan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2011
Late adolescence is a critical period of development during which individuals experience crucial changes in their social lives. Several developmental tasks appear during this transition to be accomplished by the late adolescents in order to achieve adulthood and to develop healthy psychological and social functioning. A significant task in this…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Focus Groups, Late Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Chen, Xinyin, Ed.; Rubin, Kenneth H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Filling a significant gap in the literature, this book examines the impact of culture on the social behaviors, emotions, and relationships of children around the world. It also explores cultural differences in what is seen as adaptive or maladaptive development. Eminent scholars discuss major theoretical perspectives on culture and development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Aggression, Social Behavior
Weidemann, Arne; Bluml, Frances – Intercultural Education, 2009
Twenty narrative interviews were conducted with German host parents between 2006 and 2007 about their experiences with a one-year stay of a guest student in their family. The study took place within the context of a student research project as part of the research-oriented MA course "Intercultural Communication-Intercultural Competence"…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Research, Intercultural Communication, Coping
Seginer, Rachel; Shoyer, Shirli; Hossessi, Rabiaa; Tannous, Hyam – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2007
Peer relations are perceived to be more strongly related to family relationships for Israeli Arab and Druze adolescents than for Israeli Jewish adolescents growing up in a neighboring but socioculturally different society. However, when family relations are poor, Jewish adolescents draw greater support from peers than do Arab and Druze adolescents.
Descriptors: Jews, Family Relationship, Arabs, Adolescents
Peer reviewedDekovic, Maja; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Shirai, Toshiaki; de Kort, Gerard; Anker, Arjen L. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2002
Compared peer relations, developmental expectations, perceived competence, and well-being in Dutch and Japanese adolescents, investigating cultural influences. Survey data indicated that Dutch adolescents were more satisfied with their peer relationships, expected to achieve developmental tasks at earlier ages, felt more competent about their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
Bankston, Carl L., III; Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2006
There are similarities and differences in the concept of respect as it develops in American children and adolescents whose families came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and the Philippines. In addition, respect has different effects on adjustment, relationships, and achievement at home and at school, depending on whether cultural groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development, Immigrants, Cultural Differences
