Individualism, collectivism, and Chinese adolescents' aggression: Intracultural variations

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-194

  Li, Yan ^a   Wang, Mo ^b   Wang, Cixin ^c   Shi, Junqi ^d  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Collectivism; Conflict level; Cultural value; Individualism; Overt aggression; Relational aggression; Social status insecurity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77952535295     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20341     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Adler PA, Adler P. 1995. Dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in preadolescent cliques. Soc Psychol Q 58:145-162.
2. Archer J. 2001. Method and theory in cross-cultural studies of aggression. In: Ramirez JM, Richardson DS (eds.). Cross-Cultural Approaches to Aggression and Reconciliation. New York: Nova Science, pp 215-228.
3. Archer J. 2004. Sex differences in aggression in real-world settings: A meta-analytic review. Rev Gen Psychol 8:291-322.
4. Archer J, Coyne SM. 2005. An integrated review of indirect, relational, and social aggression. Pers Soc Psychol Rev 9:212-230.
5. Bergeron N, Schneider BH. 2005. Explaining cross-national differences in peer-directed aggression: A quantitative synthesis. Aggr Behav 31:116-137.
6. Bond MH. 2004. Culture and aggression-From context to coercion. Pers Soc Psychol Rev 8:62-78.
7. Chen X, French DC. 2008. Children's social competence in cultural context. Annu Rev Psychol 59:591-616.
8. Crick NR. 1996. The role of overt aggression, relational aggression, and prosocial behavior in the prediction of children's future social adjustment. Child Dev 67:2317-2327.
9. Crick NR, Grotpeter JK. 1995. Relational aggression, gender, and social-psychological adjustment. Child Dev 66:710-722.
10. Crystal DS, Chen C, Fuligni AJ, Stevenson HW, Hsu C-C, Ko H-J, Kitamura S, Kimura S. 1994. Psychological maladjustment and academic achievement: A cross-cultural study of Japanese, Chinese, and American high school students. Child Dev 65:738-753.
11. Downey G, Lebolt A, Rincon C, Freitas AL. 1998. Rejection sensitivity and children's interpersonal difficulties. Child Dev 69:1074-1091.
12. Fiske AP. 2002. Using individualism and collectivism to compare cultures-A critique of the validity and measurement of the constructs: Comment on Oyserman et al. (2002). Psychol Bull 128:78-88.
13. French DC, Jansen EA, Pidada S. 2002. United States and Indonesian children's and adolescents' reports of relational aggression by disliked peers. Child Dev 73:1143-1150.
14. Fry D. 1998. Anthropological perspectives on aggression: Sex differences and cultural variation. Aggr Behav 24:81-95.
15. Forbes G, Zhang X, Doroszewicz K, Haas K. 2009. Relationships between individualism-collectivism, gender, and direct or indirect aggression: A study in China, Poland, and the US. Aggr Behav 35:24-30.
16. Hofstede G. 1980. Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.
17. Huesmann LR, Guerra NG. 1997. Children's normative beliefs about aggression and aggressive behavior. J Pers Soc Psychol 72:408-419.
18. LaFontana KM, Cillessen AHN. 2002. Children's perceptions of popular and unpopular peers: A multimethod assessment. Dev Psychol 38:635-647.
19. Lindeman M, Harakka T, Keltilkangas-Jarvinen L. 1997. Age and gender differences in adolescents' reactions to conflict situations: Aggression, prosociality, and withdrawal. J Youth Adolesc 26:339-351.
20. Nelson DA, Springer MM, Nelson LJ, Nathaniel HB. 2008. Normative beliefs regarding aggression in emerging adulthood. Soc Dev 17:638-660.
21. Orlick T, Zhou Q-y, Partington J. 1990. Co-operation and conflict within Chinese and Canadian kindergarten settings. Can J Behav Sci 22:20-25.
22. Oyserman D, Coon HM, Kemmelmeier M. 2002. Rethinking individualism and collectivism: Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. Psychol Bull 128:3-72.
23. Putallaz M, Grimes C, Foster KJ, Kupersmidt JB, Coie J, Dearing K. 2007. Overt and relational aggression and victimization: Multiple perspectives within the school setting. J Sch Psychol 45:523-547.
24. Ramirez J, Andreu J, Fujihara T. 2001. Cultural and sex differences in aggression: A comparison between Japanese and Spanish students using two different inventories. Aggr Behav 27:313-322.
25. Rhee E, Uleman JS, Lee HK. 1996. Variations in collectivism and individualism by ingroup and culture: Confirmatory factor analysis. J Pers Soc Psychol 71:1037-1054.
26. Sandstrom MJ, Herlan RD. 2007. Threatened egotism or confirmed inadequacy? How children's perceptions of social status influence aggressive behavior toward peers. J Soc Clin Psychol 26:240-267.
27. Shantz CU. 1987. Conflicts between children. Child Dev 58:283-305.
28. Spetter DS, la Greca AM, Hogan A, Vaughn S. 1992. Subgroups of rejected boys: Aggressive responses to peer conflict situations. J Clin Child Psychol 21:20-26.
29. Tamis-LeMonda CS, Way N, Hughes D, Yoshikawa H, Kalman RK, Niwa EY. 2008. Parents' goals for children: The dynamic coexistence of individualism and collectivism in cultures and individuals. Soc Dev 17:183-209.
30. Triandis HC. 1989. The self and social behavior in differing cultural contexts. Psychol Rev 96:506-520.
31. Triandis HC. 1995. Individualism and Collectivism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
32. Triandis HC, Gelfand MJ. 1998. Converging measurement of horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism. J Pers Soc Psychol 74:118-128.
33. Underwood MK, Beron KJ, Gentsch JK, Galperin MB, Risser SD. 2008. Family correlates of children's social and physical aggression with peers: Negative interparental conflict strategies and parenting styles. Int J Behav Dev 32:549-562.
34. Wang Q, Li J. 2003. Chinese children's self-concepts in the domains of learning and social relations. Psychol Sch 40:85-101.
35. Xie H, Cairns RB, Cairns BD. 2002. The development of social aggression and physical aggression: A narrative analysis of interpersonal conflicts. Aggr Behav 28:341-355.