ERIC Number: EJ793701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 8
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Uncertainty Orientation in Chinese Children: Relations with School and Psychological Adjustment
Wang, Zhengyan; Chen, Xinyin; Sorrentino, Richard; Szeto, Andrew C. H.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v32 n2 p137-144 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine uncertainty orientation and its relations with school and psychological adjustment in Chinese children. A sample of elementary school children in P.R. China, aged 10 to 12 years, participated in the study. Data concerning uncertainty orientation, academic performance and socio-emotional adjustment were obtained from multiple sources including projective assessments, teacher ratings and self-reports. It was found that children in grade 6 had higher scores on uncertainty orientation than those in grades 4 and 5. Uncertainty orientation was positively associated with school-related competence, academic achievement and self-perceptions of competence, and negatively associated with learning problems and loneliness. The results suggest that uncertainty orientation is an adaptive characteristic in Chinese children. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learning Problems, Academic Achievement, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Student Adjustment, Grade 4, Social Adjustment, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques, Self Concept, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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