NDLI: Conceptions of Adolescence: Implications for Differences in Engagement in School Over Early Adolescence in the United States and China

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Author	Qu, Yang Pomerantz, Eva M. Wang, Meifang Cheung, Cecilia Cimpian, Andrei
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	American youth are more prone to storm and stress during adolescence than are Chinese youth (e.g., American youth’s engagement in school declines more). However, it is unclear why. This research examined differences in conceptions of adolescence in the United States and China. Using both open- and closed-ended measures, youth (N = 397; 50 % female; mean age = 13.19 years) reported on their views of teens. American (vs. Chinese) youth were more likely to see adolescence as a time of decreased family responsibility along with increased individuation from parents, school disengagement, and peer orientation. Conceptions of adolescence as a time of dampened family responsibility and heightened school disengagement contributed to American (vs. Chinese) youth being less engaged in school over the seventh and eighth grades. The findings suggest that culture shapes ideas about adolescence, which contribute to differences in American and Chinese youth’s engagement in school over this phase.
Starting Page	1512
Ending Page	1526
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00472891
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume Number	45
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15736601
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-05-09
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Academics Adolescence China School engagement Motivation Child and School Psychology Clinical Psychology Health Psychology Law and Psychology History of Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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