A new look at the old "little emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China

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	A new look at the old "little emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China
	Zhang, YC ; Kohnstamm, GA ; Cheung, PC ; Lau, S ; Y. C. Zhang
摘要	In order to study the perception of Chinese parents of their children, audio-taped free descriptions of children's personality characteristics were obtained from 401 Chinese parents living in Beijing and Fuzhou. The free descriptions by parents showed that, as children's age increased, different categories of descriptors were typically used. Only for children at ages 3-5 did negative descriptors associated with the so-called "little emperor" stereotype prevail in parents' free descriptions. On the other hand, the proportion of negative descriptors in the Conscientiousness category increased with children's age. This was an indication of the persisting importance given by Chinese parents to characteristics associated with school performance, effort, and diligence. The results showed that there were no signs of a spoiling attitude in Chinese parents. The high proportions of negative descriptions given by Chinese parents should be interpreted as an expression of great concern for the future of their children, rather than as a sign of hostility towards their children.; In order to study the perception of Chinese parents of their children, audio-taped free descriptions of children's personality characteristics were obtained from 401 Chinese parents living in Beijing and Fuzhou. The free descriptions by parents showed that, as children's age increased, different categories of descriptors were typically used. Only for children at ages 3-5 did negative descriptors associated with the so-called "little emperor" stereotype prevail in parents' free descriptions. On the other hand, the proportion of negative descriptors in the Conscientiousness category increased with children's age. This was an indication of the persisting importance given by Chinese parents to characteristics associated with school performance, effort, and diligence. The results showed that there were no signs of a spoiling attitude in Chinese parents. The high proportions of negative descriptions given by Chinese parents should be interpreted as an expression of great concern for the future of their children, rather than as a sign of hostility towards their children.
关键词	achievement
学科领域	发展心理学 ; 人格心理学
	2001
语种	英语
发表期刊	SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
ISSN	0301-2212
卷号	29 期号:7 页码:725-731
期刊论文类型	Article
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000171603500010
引用统计	被引频次：15[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/5131
专题	中国科学院心理研究所回溯数据库(1956-2010)
通讯作者	Y. C. Zhang
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100101, Chaoyang, Peoples R China 2.Leiden Univ, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands 3.Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 4.Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Ctr Child Dev, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, YC,Kohnstamm, GA,Cheung, PC,et al. A new look at the old "little emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China[J]. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY,2001,29(7):725-731.
APA	Zhang, YC,Kohnstamm, GA,Cheung, PC,Lau, S,&Y. C. Zhang.(2001).A new look at the old "little emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China.SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY,29(7),725-731.
MLA	Zhang, YC,et al."A new look at the old "little emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China".SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY 29.7(2001):725-731.

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