Adolescent Romantic relationships in China and Canada: A Cross-national comparison

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• Affiliation of Author(s):马克思主义学院
• Journal:International Journal of Behavioral Development
• Key Words:中文关键字：青少年；中国；加拿大；跨文化；恋爱关系，英文关键字：adolescence, Canada, China, cross-culture, romanti
• 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.
• Note:李志红
• Co-author:onnolly,DepengJiang,DebraPepler,WendyCraig
• First Author:lizhihong
• Indexed by:Journal paper
• Volume:卷：34
• Issue:期：第2期
• Page Number:页：113-120
• Translation or Not:no
• Date of Publication:2010-04-01