Social initiative and behavioral control represent two major dimensions of children's social
competence. Cultural norms and values with respect to these dimensions may affect the …

Lifetime rates of clinical depression and anxiety in the West tend to be approximately 4 to 10
times greater than rates in Asia. In this review, we explore one possible reason for this cross …

Objectives: First-generation college students commonly experience financial, academic, and
personal challenges that are exacerbated by a cultural mismatch between independent …

Student–faculty interactions can be crucial in developing students' academic self-concept
and enhancing their motivation and achievement. Colleges and universities that actively …

You are about to begin a fascinating journey over the last 100 years. This book describes
various ideas that psychologists and other scientists have advanced to explain the human …

Accessible summary• Important internalizing conditions include depressive disorders,
anxiety disorders, somatic complaints and teenage suicide.• Genetic, environmental and …

The purpose of this study was to examine relations between shyness‐sensitivity and social
competence, school performance, and psychological well‐being in Chinese children with …

Education researchers have suggested that the academic challenges faced by many ethnic
minority students are linked to perceived cultural discontinuity between students' home-and …

Human beings across cultures may differ in various aspects of socioemotional and cognitive
functioning. For example, compared with their Western counterparts, children and …

The pervasiveness of anxiety has been increasing progressively over the years, becoming
one of the most critical concerns among colleges and universities. With implications …