Culture, Social Withdrawal, and Development

Chen, Xinyin; Liu, Mengting

doi:10.1002/9781119576457.ch6

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“…It may be that shy individuals’ approach motivations push them, despite their avoidance motivations (i.e., fear), to try to be in more social settings than their avoidant peers and, thus, shy individuals are able to experience some progress in self-development. In addition, shyness may be more normative in more collectivistic and less competitive societies, such as Greece, where modesty and refraining from showing off in public are considered a desirable attribute and behavior, respectively (Chen & Liu, 2021; for more discussion on cultural specificities, see the subsection A Note on Culture ).…”

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Social Withdrawal, Solitude, and Existential Concerns in Emerging Adulthood

2023

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This study aimed to investigate the ways subtypes of social withdrawal and dimensions of solitude are related to existential concerns in emerging adulthood. The links between social withdrawal/solitude and existential well-being are a highly neglected research issue. Participants were 774 emerging adults (50.4% males) aged 18–25 ( M = 20.07) from Greece. They completed measures on social withdrawal, solitude, authenticity, meaning in life, existential anxiety, and existential loneliness. We used structural equation modeling to analyze the data. Results indicated that shyness, avoidance, and isolation were associated with more existential concerns, whereas unsociability was associated with less existential concerns. The solitude dimensions—enlightenment, freedom, intimacy, and loneliness—were differentially associated with existential concerns, with enlightenment exhibiting the most existential benefits. Findings showed that existential well-being is dependent on emerging adults’ quality of withdrawal experiences and ability to make constructive use of solitude.

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“…It is important to note the cultural context of this study as previous research has underscored that culture plays a role in giving meaning (positive or negative) to social withdrawal and solitude (Chen, 2019; Chen & Liu, 2021). Two findings of this study may be culturally relevant.…”

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Social Withdrawal, Solitude, and Existential Concerns in Emerging Adulthood

2023

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“…Social withdrawal refers to children’s behavior of playing alone in an unfamiliar or familiar social environment ( Rubin and Chronis-Tuscano, 2021 ). Children in social withdrawal may be at risk of later maladjustment ( Guedeney et al, 2014 ) and further accumulation of human capital for national development ( Chen and Liu, 2021 ). Studies have shown that numerous risk factors can affect children’s social withdrawal as they grow up in low-income environments ( Li and Wong, 2015 ; Stuart et al, 2022 ).…”

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How household chaos affects social withdrawal of rural children: the indirect role of executive function and receptive language ability

Zhan

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2023

Front. Psychol.

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Executive function (EF) and receptive language ability play an important role in the relationship between household chaos and social withdrawal. Young children are neglected in household chaos research and suffer from the negative outcomes of households in China. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between household chaos and social withdrawal in young Chinese children and the chain mediating effect of EF and receptive language ability. This study included 922 preschool-age children (62.58 ± 8.03 months) and their primary caregivers and their teachers were recruited from 21 rural preschools in Guangdong Province in China. Our results show a positive direct effect of household chaos and social withdrawal. Furthermore, an indirect sequential effect of household chaos and social withdrawal on EF and receptive language ability was found. Our findings (a) highlight the significance of paying more attention to household chaos and revealing a better understanding of the effect of EF and receptive language ability on households at an early age and (b) indicate that interventions should be provided to improve the home environment when children are young.

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