Regional Difference and Cross-generational Change of Individualism

Su, Hong; Xiaopeng, Ren

doi:10.3724/sp.j.1042.2014.01006

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“…Over the past three decades, however, due to its massive economic reform, China has changed dramatically toward a highly competitive, market-oriented society, particularly in urban regions. As a result, new social skills such as self-direction, initiative-taking, and self-confidence are required for adjustment and success, which has been recognized by parents, educators, and other socialization agents in recent years (Su & Ren, 2014; C. Wang & Huang-pu, 2007).…”

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Self- and Group-Orientations and Adjustment in Urban and Rural Chinese Children

Liu

et al. 2018

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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This study examined self- and group-orientations and their associations with social and psychological adjustment among children in urban and rural China. We expected that self-orientation would be more strongly associated with adjustment in urban children than in rural children whereas group-orientation would be more strongly associated with adjustment in rural children than in urban children. Data on self- and group-orientations and indexes of adjustment were collected for students in urban and rural elementary schools (N = 990, Mage = 11 years) from multiple sources including teacher ratings, self-reports, and school records. The results showed that self-orientation was positively associated with academic achievement (β = .27, t = 5.20, p < .001) and negatively associated with emotional problems (βs = −.12 to −.20, ts = −2.34 to −3.93, ps = .007 to < .001) in urban children; the associations were weaker or nonsignificant in rural children (βs = −.04 to .12, ts = −.83 to 2.54, ps = .405 to .011). Group-orientation was associated with social standing, academic achievement, and psychological well-being more strongly in rural children (βs = −.35 to .36, ts = −7.32 to 7.63, ps = .048 to < .001) than in urban children (βs = −.19 to .20, ts = −.3.75 to 3.77, ps = .432 to < .001). These results indicate different implications of self- and group-orientations for adjustment in urban and rural children in contemporary China.

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Section: Social and Cultural Backgrounds Self- And Group-orientationmentioning

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Self- and Group-Orientations and Adjustment in Urban and Rural Chinese Children

Liu

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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“…This is in line with the pluralist-constructive view proposed by Chen ( 2015 ), which emphasizes that in global social change, human values may develop towards the coexistence and integration of diverse values. Massive social change in China has made people pay increasing attention to the realization of individual goals (Chen et al, 2005 ; Su & Ren, 2014 ). Schools and parents also began to encourage students to develop independence, self-expression, and self-exploration, which were ignored in traditional Chinese culture (Way et al, 2013 ).…”

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Latent profile analysis of personal values among Chinese college students: associations with mental health disorders and life satisfaction

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Interindividual differences in personal values are prevalent both within and across societies. Interindividual differences in personal value and the relationships with mental health disorders and life satisfaction remain to be holistically considered, especially in China. The present study aims to characterize personal value profiles based on Schwartz’s theory model and to examine differences in several mental health-related disorders and life satisfaction potentially across these profiles. Using convenience sampling, a sample of 8,540 Chinese college students (M age = 18.89, SD age = 2.02, 57.7% male) from three universities completed a questionnaire assessing personal values, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, substance disorders, crime/violence, and life satisfaction. The latent profile analysis identified five personal value profiles, which were labelled as traditional social orientation, open personal orientation, open social orientation, moderate traditional social orientation, and average. Chinese college students in the three social orientation profiles reported low mental health disorders and high life satisfaction. In contrast, students in the personal orientation profile reported high mental health disorders and low life satisfaction. The results indicate the heterogeneity of Chinese college students’ personal values and the positive relationship of social-oriented values with mental health and life satisfaction in collectivist cultures.

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“…For example, Vandello and Cohen (1999) found that individualism and collectivism vary across regions within the United States. Studies that conduct research across regions and states within nations, are also referred to as within-culture studies or regional studies (Su and Ren, 2014). Regional studies in the United States have inspired research across regions and states in other countries.…”

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Where You Are Is Who You Are? The Geographical Account of Psychological Phenomena

Chen

Lai

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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Geographical psychology aims to study the spatial distribution of psychological phenomenon at different levels of geographical analysis and their relations to macrolevel important societal outcomes. The geographical perspective provides a new way of understanding interactions between humankind psychological processes and distal macro-environments. Studies have identified the spatial organizations of a wide range of psychological constructs, including (but not limited among) personality, individualism/collectivism, cultural tightness-looseness, and well-being; these variations have been plotted over a range of geographical units (e.g., neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries) and have been linked to a broad array of political, economic, social, public health, and other social consequences. Future research should employ multilevel analysis, taking advantage of more deliberated causality test methods and big data techniques, to further examine the emerging and evolving mechanisms of geographical differences in psychological phenomena.

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Regional Difference and Cross-generational Change of Individualism

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Self- and Group-Orientations and Adjustment in Urban and Rural Chinese Children

Self- and Group-Orientations and Adjustment in Urban and Rural Chinese Children

Latent profile analysis of personal values among Chinese college students: associations with mental health disorders and life satisfaction

Where You Are Is Who You Are? The Geographical Account of Psychological Phenomena

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