| 其他摘要 | The voluntary Frontier settlement develops an immigrant mentality that is very autonomous, independent, and goal-oriented. According to Kitayama et al., frontier immigrants from Western cultures are more inclined to give their children unusual names under the impact of the immigrant spirit (Varmim & Kitayama, 2011).Our research seeks to determine if a similar phenomenon exists in other immigrant communities not dominated by Western culture, such as Shenzhen.This study added three innovative indicators of name uniqueness based on the Chinese naming rules: uncommon characters in names (based on the frequency of use of Chinese characters), generation in names, and meaning in names. We proposed the following hypothesis: Compared to non-immigrant areas, Shenzhen inhabitants have more uncommon names, with fewer generations in their names and more people with meaningful names; under the influence of the immigrant spirit, the second generation of Shenzhen immigrants are more likely to give their children uncommon names.
In Study 1, we employed a novel approach to differentiate from previous studies that relied on the proportion of common names as an indicator of collectivism/individualism (Xiaopeng, Ren 2017; Xinxin, Chen et al., 2019). Instead, we utilized the frequency of Chinese character usage as a metric for name uniqueness. Subsequently, we selected the names of 1,831 students from an elementary school in Shenzhen and 2,466 students from an elementary school in Heyuan (the control group). We matched them with the "Modern Chinese Commonly Used Characters List" （Xiandai Hanyu Changyong Zibiao，1988）;we then analyzed the names after this matching process.The results demonstrate that Shenzhen residents have more names with uncommon Chinese characters and confirm that the frequency of use of Chinese characters can be used to demonstrate their uniqueness. Study 2 added the generation of names and the meaning of names as new indicators of the uniqueness of names. After controlling for the variables, an examination was conducted on the terms of sixth-grade students (n=313) and parents (n=301) from an elementary school in Shenzhen, in comparison to the names of sixth-grade students (n=292) and parents (n=286) from a control group in Heyuan. The study found that the parents differed significantly only in the item of meaning in names. In contrast, the children differed significantly in the three items of meaning in names, generation in names, and uncommon characters in names. The people of Shenzhen were more inclined to give their children distinctive names, and the individualism of the people of Shenzhen was higher than that of the control group.The objective of Study 3 was to examine the persistence of the practice of second-generation immigrants in Shenzhen to bestow their children with more unique names. This investigation utilized the "Preference for Uniqueness in Names" test developed by Hong Su, Xiaopeng Ren, et al.The results show that the second generation of immigrants in Shenzhen are more inclined to give their children uncommon names than in the control area.
The study compares the name uniqueness of Shenzhen and Heyuan on an individual level using three indicators of name uniqueness, validating that the voluntary Frontier settlement expansion movement also occurred in non-Western cultural areas.The study supports the proposed approach of Cai and Pao et al. to study name uniqueness using the Chinese character frequency statistic table (Cai et al., 2018; Pao et al., 2021).Additionally, it incorporates elements better aligned with Chinese naming conventions, such as Uniqueness indicators based on generation in names and meaning in names. Additionally, it offers a theoretical viewpoint on examining Chinese naming customs via the lens of a voluntary frontier migration.
The study compares the name uniqueness of Shenzhen and Heyuan on an individual level using three indicators of name uniqueness, validating that the voluntary Frontier settlement expansion movement also occurred in non-Western cultural areas. The study supports the proposed approach of Cai and Pao et al. to study name uniqueness using the Chinese character frequency statistic table (Cai et al., 2018; Pao et al., 2021).Additionally, it incorporates elements better aligned with Chinese naming conventions, such as Uniqueness indicators based on generation in names and meaning in names. Additionally, it offers a theoretical viewpoint on examining Chinese naming customs via the lens of a voluntary frontier migration. |
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