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Historically the psychological study of Chinese people has been dominated by theories, data, and practitioners from the West, but this handbook signals a coming of age for the field. It covers societies as diverse as Singapore, the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan, ranging from abstract basic psychology to more concrete applications such as the attributes of Chinese consumers. Prominent scholars in varied areas of psychological research, from language acquisition to psychotherapy, provide insights into universal and specifically Chinese values and human behavior, as well as analyses of the way modernity impinges on the Chinese. These findings make this book a stepping stone towards a more dynamic and comprehensive psychology of the Chinese people for China scholars, social scientists, psychologists, and human resource specialists.
| Foreword | ||
| Preface | ||
| Tables and Figures | ||
| Contributors | ||
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | The Prospects for a Chinese Psychology | 1 |
| 2 | Visual Perception in Chinese People | 15 |
| 3 | Chinese Lexical Access | 30 |
| 4 | Chinese Reading and Comprehension: A Cognitive Psychology Perspective | 43 |
| 5 | Cross-linguistic Constraints on Chinese Students Learning English | 63 |
| 6 | Linguistic Socialization: A Chinese Perspective | 79 |
| 7 | Chinese Intelligence | 93 |
| 8 | The Learning Approaches of Chinese People: A Function of Socialization Processes and the Context of Learning? | 109 |
| 9 | The Academic Achievement of Chinese Students | 124 |
| 10 | Chinese Childhood Socialization | 143 |
| 11 | Filial Piety and its Psychological Consequences | 155 |
| 12 | Emotion Among the Chinese | 166 |
| 13 | Universal Aspects of Chinese Personality Structure | 189 |
| 14 | Chinese Values | 208 |
| 15 | Ultimate Life Concerns, Self, and Chinese Achievement Motivation | 227 |
| 16 | The Role of Beliefs in Chinese Culture | 247 |
| 17 | Causal Attribution Processes among the Chinese | 263 |
| 18 | Chinese Communication Processes | 280 |
| 19 | Chinese Personal Relationships | 294 |
| 20 | Chinese Social Interaction: Harmony and Hierarchy on the Good Earth | 309 |
| 21 | Chinese Leadership and Organizational Structures | 322 |
| 22 | Chinese Decision-making | 338 |
| 23 | Understanding Chinese People as Consumers: Past Findings and Future Propositions | 352 |
| 24 | Employee Motivation and Attitudes in the Chinese Workforce | 364 |
| 25 | Ecological Psychology in Chinese Societies | 379 |
| 26 | The Assessment of Psychopathology in Chinese Societies | 393 |
| 27 | Abnormal Behaviour in Chinese Societies: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Comparative Studies | 412 |
| 28 | Coping in Chinese Communities: The Need for a New Research Agenda | 429 |
| 29 | Psychotherapy with the Chinese | 441 |
| 30 | Chinese Adaptation to Foreign Cultures | 457 |
| 31 | Psychological Transformation of the Chinese People as a Result of Societal Modernization | 479 |
| 32 | Concluding Remarks: The End as Beginning | 499 |
| References | 501 | |
| Index | 585 |
Overview
Historically the psychological study of Chinese people has been dominated by theories, data, and practitioners from the West, but this handbook signals a coming of age for the field. It covers societies as diverse as Singapore, the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan, ranging from abstract basic psychology to more concrete applications such as the attributes of Chinese consumers. Prominent scholars in varied areas of psychological research, from language acquisition to psychotherapy, provide insights into ...