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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Chinese Parents’ Perception of Children’s Shyness
- Yuan Zhang
University of Connecticut - Jia Li Liu
University of Maryland – College Park - Florrie Fei-Yin Ng
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Sara Harkness
University of Connecticut - Charles Super
University of Connecticut
Abstract
Culture can color parents’ child-rearing beliefs. Chinese parents, different from western, often view shyness as acceptable, and are more likely to interpret it positively. Current research focused on how parents’ perceptions of the different types of shyness are related to children’s characteristics. Finding suggested distinctions regarding different forms of shyness.
Cultural
