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A cross-cultural study of behavioral inhibition in toddlers: East-West-North-South
Paul D. HastingsHyun Sim DohAnn SansonLiyin CuiLing SunChong-hee YoonKenneth H. RubinAlida Lo CocoXinyin ChenHuichang ChenSheryl A. HemphillSung-yun ParkCarla ZappullaOck-boon Chungsubject
Social PsychologyEast westmedia_common.quotation_subject050109 social psychologyEducationDevelopmental psychologySettore M-PSI/04 - Psicologia Dello Sviluppo E Psicologia Dell'EducazioneDevelopmental NeuroscienceCultural diversityDevelopmental and Educational PsychologymedicineCross-cultural0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBehavioral inhibitiontoddlersLife-span and Life-course Studiesmedia_commonSocial adaptation05 social sciencesdigestive oral and skin physiologyLonelinessculturebehavioral inhibitionObservational studyTemperamentmedicine.symptomPsychologyhuman activitiesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)050104 developmental & child psychologydescription
The prevalence of behavioral inhibition in toddlers was examined in five cultures. Participants in this study included 110 Australian, 108 Canadian, 151 Chinese, 104 Italian, and 113 South Korean toddlers and their mothers who were observed during a structured observational laboratory session. Matched procedures were used in each country, with children encountering an unfamiliar stranger with a truck and a robot. Indicators of inhibition included the length of time toddlers delayed before approaching the stranger and the duration of contact with their mother while the stranger was in the room. Results were generally consistent with expectations and showed differences between eastern and western cultures; Italian and Australian toddlers were less inhibited than toddlers from the other countries, whereas Chinese and South Korean toddlers were more inhibited. The implications of these findings are discussed and a research agenda for further exploration of inhibition is outlined.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-01 |