Shyness and Adjustment in Early Childhood in Southeast China: The Moderating Role of Conflict Resolution Skills

Zhu, Jingjing; Fu, Rui; Li, Yan; Wu, Min; Yang, Tingting

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.644652

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“…Overall, results from bivariate correlations indicated that shyness was positively associated with emotional symptoms and peer problems and negatively associated with prosocial behavior. These findings add to the growing number of recent studies linking early childhood shyness in China with internalizing issues (parent-rated) and poor peer experiences [ 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 62 ]. Such findings also reinforce the notion that because of changing social norms in China, as is the case in the West, childhood shyness is now a maladaptive trait and carries a risk for negative adjustment outcomes [ 35 , 38 ].…”

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Shyness and Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Young Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Screen Time

Zhu,

McVarnock,

Polakova

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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The primary aim of the present study was to examine the potential moderating role of screen time in the links between shyness and indices of socio-emotional adjustment in young Chinese children. Participants were N = 211 children (112 boys, 99 girls) ages 43–66 months (M = 58.84 months, SD = 5.32) recruited from two public kindergartens in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Mothers completed assessments of children’s shyness and screen time, and both mothers and teachers completed measures of indices of children’s socio-emotional functioning (prosocial, internalizing problems, learning problems). Among the results, shyness was positively associated with internalizing problems and negatively associated with prosocial behavior, whereas screen time was positively associated with internalizing problems. However, several significant shyness × screen time interaction effects were observed. The pattern of these results consistently revealed that at higher levels of screen time, links between shyness and indices of socio-emotional difficulties were exacerbated. Results are discussed in terms of the implications of shyness and screen time in early childhood.

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confidence: 52%

“…Items were rated on a 5-point scale (1–5) from “not true at all” to “very true”. Previous research with young children in China indicates good internal and test–retest reliability, along with criterion, concurrent, and predictive validity of the sub-scale [ 62 ].…”

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Shyness and Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Young Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Screen Time

Zhu,

McVarnock,

Polakova

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Notwithstanding, not all unsociable children undergo social maladjustment, implying that some potential risk or protective factors may affect adjustment outcomes for withdrawn children in China ( 21 , 22 ). The previous study has found that some migrant children follow a “disadvantaged—resilient—well-developed” trajectory, resulting in positive physiological adjustment ( 23 ).…”

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Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience

Zhu

Zhang

Xu³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectivesThe present study examined the moderating effect of children’s resilience on the relations between unsociability and social adjustment (i.e., prosocial behaviors, peer exclusion, interpersonal skills, internalizing problems) in Chinese preschool migrant children.MethodsParticipants were N = 148 children (82 boys, Mage = 62.32 months, SD = 6.76) attending two public kindergartens in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Mothers provided ratings of children’s unsociability and resilience; teachers assessed children’s social adjustment outcomes, and children reported their receptive vocabulary.ResultsUnsociability was positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, and negatively associated with prosocial behaviors and interpersonal skills among Chinese preschool migrant children. Moreover, children’s resilience significantly moderated the relationship between unsociability and social adjustment. Specifically, among children with lower levels of resilience, unsociability was significantly and positively associated with peer exclusion and internalizing problems, while among children with higher levels of resilience, unsociability was not associated with social adjustment difficulties.ConclusionThe current findings inform us of the importance of improving children’s resilience to buffer the negative adjustment among Chinese migrant unsociable young children. The findings also highlight the importance of considering the meaning and implication of unsociability for preschool migrant children in Chinese culture.

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“…51 There is evidence that such temperaments are more condoned in the collective society. 52 If this assumption is valid, then it is likely that such a society to have the preponderance of shy-inhibited individuals. This hypothesis would require further scrutiny in light of the present figure where nearly half the sample exhibited propensity towards SAD.…”

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The Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Focused National Survey

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Background Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is among the most common anxiety disorders worldwide with data largely emerging from the Euro-American and Pacific Rim populations. In contrast, there is a dearth of studies among the populations of Arabian Gulf countries including Oman. This study has two interrelated aims: (i) to explore the prevalence of SAD among Omani adults, and (ii) to tease out the links between socio-demographic factors and SAD in Oman. Methods A cross-sectional study via an online survey was conducted among 1019 adult Omani nationals residing in Oman. The presence of SAD was assessed using the Arabic version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Results Nearly half the participants (45.9%, n = 468) exhibited “caseness” for SAD as defined by LSAS. In the multivariate logistic analysis, participants below 40 years of age were 1.6 times (OR = 1.568, p = .026) more likely to have caseness for SAD than those who were 40 and older. Women were 1.3 times (OR = 1.348, p = .038) more likely to exhibit caseness for SAD than men. Participants who had secondary or undergraduate education were respectively 1.5 times (OR = 1.45, p = .014) and 2.5 times (OR = 2.509, p < .001) to have caseness for SAD than those who were graduates. Conclusion The present data suggest that 45.9% of the participants reached the cut-off for caseness in LSAS, which is high compared to reports from other populations. The present accrued frequency is discussed within the context of the accrued response rate, socio-cultural factors as well as the tendency for self-reported measures to “produce” spurious results is also highlighted which, in turn, calls for studies that adopt more inclusive survey methods.

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Shyness and Adjustment in Early Childhood in Southeast China: The Moderating Role of Conflict Resolution Skills

Cited by 6 publications

References 67 publications

Shyness and Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Young Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Screen Time

Shyness and Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Young Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Screen Time

Unsociability and social adjustment of Chinese preschool migrant children: The moderating role of resilience

The Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Focused National Survey

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