A cross-cultural and developmental analysis of self-esteem in Chinese and Western children

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-271

  Wang, Yanping ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chinese culture; Cross cultural; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035467898     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017551215413     Document Type: Article

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