Associations between Unsociability and Peer Problems in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis

doi:10.3390/bs14070590

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	Associations between Unsociability and Peer Problems in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis
	Hu, Na 1,2; Zhang, Wen 3,4; Haidabieke, Aersheng 1; Wang, Jiyueyi 1; Zhou, Nan 5; Ding, Xuechen 1,2,6; Zheng, Hong 7
通讯作者	Ding, Xuechen(dingxuechen@shnu.edu.cn) ; Zheng, Hong(zhhmm2@163.com)
摘要	Research has shown that unsociability, reflected as a personal choice, is not necessarily associated with socio-emotional problems in Western countries. However, the associations between unsociability and peer problems are consistently evident in Chinese culture, yet the strength and direction in these associations are mixed. The present study aimed to examine whether unsociability is associated with peer problems and explored the potential moderators among the associations. A meta-analysis was conducted using publications that measured unsociability and peer problems. A total of 21 articles involving 43 effect sizes from 12,696 Chinese children and adolescents were included. The results revealed that (1) unsociability was positively associated with peer problems (r = 0.32, p < 0.001) among children and adolescents. (2) Informants (i.e., self-reports, peer nominations, teacher ratings, and parent ratings) and living areas (i.e., urban, suburban, and rural areas) significantly moderated the associations between unsociability and peer problems. Specifically, the associations were stronger for peer-nominated unsociability, self-reported peer problems, and samples in suburban areas. These findings shed light on unsociability linked to higher levels of peer problems among Chinese children and adolescents. Still, the influences are unique to peer problems and moderated by both data sources and environmental factors.
关键词	unsociability peer problems Chinese culture meta-analysis children adolescents
	2024-07-01
语种	英语
DOI	10.3390/bs14070590
发表期刊	BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
卷号	14 期号:7 页码:14
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[32000756] ; Changning District Health of Medical Specialty[20232005] ; Medical Master 's and Doctoral Innovation Talent Base Project of Changning District[RCJD2022S07] ; Shanghai Normal University Youth Interdisciplinary Innovation Team Cultivation Project[310-AW0203-23-005407]
出版者	MDPI
WOS关键词	PREFERENCE-FOR-SOLITUDE ; SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL ; CONFLICTED SHYNESS ; MIDDLE CHILDHOOD ; VICTIMIZATION ; INDIVIDUALISM ; COLLECTIVISM ; DISINTEREST ; ADJUSTMENT ; PLAY
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001278191500001
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Changning District Health of Medical Specialty ; Medical Master 's and Doctoral Innovation Talent Base Project of Changning District ; Shanghai Normal University Youth Interdisciplinary Innovation Team Cultivation Project
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/49146
通讯作者	Ding, Xuechen; Zheng, Hong
作者单位	1.Shanghai Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China 2.Minist Educ Peoples Republ China, Lab Educ Big Data & Policymaking, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 5.Capital Normal Univ, Coll Presch Educ, Beijing 100048, Peoples R China 6.Shanghai Middle & Primary Sch, Res Base Online Educ, Shanghai 200234, Peoples R China 7.Shanghai Changning Mental Hlth Ctr, Shanghai 200335, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hu, Na,Zhang, Wen,Haidabieke, Aersheng,et al. Associations between Unsociability and Peer Problems in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis[J]. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,2024,14(7):14.
APA	Hu, Na.,Zhang, Wen.,Haidabieke, Aersheng.,Wang, Jiyueyi.,Zhou, Nan.,...&Zheng, Hong.(2024).Associations between Unsociability and Peer Problems in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,14(7),14.
MLA	Hu, Na,et al."Associations between Unsociability and Peer Problems in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis".BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 14.7(2024):14.