Adolescent Romantic Relationships in China and Canada: A Cross-National Comparison

Autor/inn/en	Li, Zhi Hong; Connolly, Jennifer; Jiang, Depeng; Pepler, Debra; Craig, Wendy
Titel	Adolescent Romantic Relationships in China and Canada: A Cross-National Comparison
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34 (2010) 2, S.113-120 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025409360292
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Intimacy; Cross Cultural Studies; Gender Differences; Friendship; Individual Development; Parent Child Relationship; High Schools; Statistical Analysis; Canada; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Intimität; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Geschlechterkonflikt; Freundschaft; Individuelle Entwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; High school; Oberschule; Statistische Analyse; Kanada
Abstract	This study compared the romantic involvements of Canadian and Chinese adolescents as well as linkages with friend and parental relationships. Participants were 496 Chinese adolescents and 395 Canadian adolescents, aged 16-17 years. Chinese adolescents were less likely to have any form of romantic involvement, including a romantic relationship, displayed lower levels of romantic experience, and had fewer close romantic relationships. Gender moderated cultural differences, with Chinese girls least involved in romantic experiences. Although friendships were more intimate in Canada and parent relationships were closer in China, the linkages of parental and friend relationships with romantic experience were quite consistent across the two cultures, with friends being positively linked to romantic experiences and parents indirectly linked through their connection to friends. Among Chinese adolescents, parents also directly connected with romantic experiences in a negative direction. Implications of the findings for understanding the interface between individual growth and cultural context are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10