Chinese and American children's perceptions of popularity determinants: Cultural differences and behavioral correlates

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 420-429

  Li, Yan ^a   Xie, Hongling ^b   Shi, Junqi ^c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese children; cross cultural; culture; peer status; popularity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868157452     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412446393     Document Type: Article

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