Cecilia S Cheung
Biographic Data
| ID | 93956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia S Cheung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia S |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheung |
| SIGNATURE | CHEUNG C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4902-775X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When Do Supportive Teachers Motivate Students’ Science Pursuits? Examining the Role of Students’ Ecocentric Beliefs
Teacher support is a well-established predictor of students’ academic motivation in science classes. However, less is known about how students’ personal beliefs shape their responsiveness to supportive teaching. Situated within a science curriculum addressing local environmental issues, this study investigated whether high school students’ ecocentric beliefs, reflecting environmental concern and viewing humans as interconnected with ecological sy…
Competence perceptions predict science task values amid gendered ability beliefs
INTRODUCTION: Although competence perceptions and subjective task values are linked to students' engagement and persistence in science learning, findings remain mixed regarding potential gender differences. OBJECTIVES: The current study examined the bidirectional relations between competence perceptions and task values among high school students participating in a science program designed to connect science learning to students' everyday lives, w…
A latent profile analysis of ethnic‐racial socialization strategies among Latinx families experiencing discrimination
Among Latinx families in the United States, experiences of ethnic‐racial discrimination frequently predict elevated anxiety symptoms. In response to these experiences, Latinx caregivers employ a variety of ethnic‐racial socialization strategies to help their children understand and practice responding to discriminatory treatment. Whether specific socialization strategies are more protective for mental health than others remains unclear. The curre…
Parenting approaches and feelings of autonomy among adolescents in two cultures
While research has demonstrated the importance of parental autonomy support and psychological control for children’s adjustment, their implications of such parenting practices for children’s subjective feelings of autonomy remain less well understood. Focusing on American and Chinese adolescents, the current research examined the longitudinal associations between parenting and adolescents’ feelings of autonomy, with attention to adolescents’ endo…
US and Japanese adolescents’ emotions across time
Experiencing emotions is a complex process that varies across social contexts (e.g., culture) and over time. The current research examined the levels and trajectories of self-reported emotions among US ( n = 321) and Japanese ( n = 388) adolescents (age range: 11–14 at Time 1). Emotions were conceptualized as high arousal positive (HAP), low arousal positive (LAP), high arousal negative (HAN), and low arousal negative (LAN). At each time point, U…
The role of mothers’ child-based self-worth in their parenting practices
This study examined mothers’ tendency to base their self-esteem on their children’s accomplishments (i.e., child-based worth) and its potential implications for their parenting practices. Child-based worth was assessed in three domains of development: virtue, academic competence, and physical appearance. Participants were 302 mothers (age range: 21–69) of early to middle adolescents (age range: 10–17; 59% girls) in the United States. Mothers comp…
The Interplay between Negative Activating Emotions, Family Expressiveness, and Gender
Research on the implications of negative emotions for creativity has yielded mixed findings. To clarify this relationship, we conducted a short‐term prospective study with data collected across two time points. We also explored the moderating roles of family expressiveness and gender in the creative process. The sample included 392 Japanese adolescents (54.7% female; age range: 12–13 years old). Adolescents reported on their experiences of negati…
Caregiver experienced racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility predict anxiety in Latinx families residing in the United States
The results of this study highlight the role of racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility in escalating anxiety symptoms in Latinx families and identify cultural stress as a factor that likely contributes to the high rates of anxiety in Latina girls during a key developmental period. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Growth mindset and social comparison effects in a peer virtual learning environment
Peers become especially influential in adolescence, a developmental period marked by a nadir in school motivation. In the classroom, adolescents often engage in social comparison with their peers to ascertain their own academic competence, which can have substantial effects on their motivation and learning. The present experimental study examined how peer mindset and social comparison processes may interact to affect adolescents’ learning outcome…
Shared Cultural Values Influence Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors in Asian and Latinx College Students
The current study sought to understand the influence of cultural values on mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors in college students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Asian and Latinx college students ( N = 159) completed an online survey in which they reported on their adherence to cultural values as measured by ethnicity-specific cultural values and general attitudes towards mental health. Factor analysis revealed two common factors o…
Measuring Mothers’ Warmth
SYNOPSISObjective.The current research evaluated whether thin slicing, which involves brief observations of others’ behaviors, is useful in understanding maternal warmth in the context of mother-child interaction. Design. The extent to which naïve observers’ ratings based on brief observations correspond to other reports of maternal warmth as well as the predictive validity of such ratings were evaluated in 158 pairs of European American mothers …
Learning as an Important Privilege
Research has demonstrated the cognitive and mental health benefits of learning new skills and content across the life span, enhancing knowledge as well as cognitive performance. We argue that the importance of this learning – which is not available equally to all – goes beyond the cognitive and mental health benefits. Learning is important for not only the maintenance, but also enhancement of functional independence in a dynamic environment, such…
The role of family expressiveness in American and Chinese adolescents' emotional experiences
To understand the role of family emotional socialization across cultural contexts, this research examined the associations between family emotional expressiveness and early adolescents' emotions in the United States and China. Two times over the course of 1 year, 566 American ( n = 331) and Chinese ( n = 235) adolescents (age range: 11–14 years) reported on their family members' emotional expressiveness, which was further categorized into three f…
Transactions between adolescents’ after school activities and divergent thinking
The role of peer mindsets in students' learning
BackgroundResearch indicates that implicit theories of intelligence, specifically growth mindset, are conducive to students' academic achievement and engagement. While much research has focused on the role of teachers and parents, it is unclear how implicit theories of intelligence operate in the peer context.AimsThis study examined the effects of peers' mindsets on students' learning outcomes. We predicted that participants surrounded by peers e…
Relatedness Between Children and Parents
A significant goal in many countries around the world is promoting children’s motivation so that they may achieve at their full potential. There is much evidence supporting the idea that parents play a significant role in either facilitating or undermining children’s motivation. The focus of this chapter is on how relatedness between children and their parents shapes the development of children’s motivation and ultimately achievement. Three sets …
Implications of Chinese and American mothers’ goals for children’s emotional distress
This research examined a cultural socialization model in which differences in Chinese and American parents' goals for children foster differences in children's emotional distress via parents' responses to children's performance. Chinese and American mothers and their children (N = 397; M age = 13.19 years) participated in a 2-wave study spanning a year. Mothers reported on their self-improvement (i.e., children striving to improve) and self-worth…
Learning-Related Values in Young Children's Storybooks
This research examined the prevalence of learning-related values in children's storybooks in the United States, China, and Mexico. Storybooks ( N = 157) were randomly selected from government-recommended booklists in each country. Trained coders assessed the prevalence of learning-related beliefs (e.g., malleability of ability), motivated cognitions (e.g., achievement orientation), and behaviors (e.g., effort) in the storybooks. A set of MANOVAs …
Conceptions of Adolescence
Why does parents' involvement enhance children's achievement? The role of parent-oriented motivation.
This research examined the idea that children’s parent-oriented motivation underlies the benefits of parents ’ involvement on children’s engagement and ultimately achievement in school. Beginning in the fall of 7th grade, 825 American and Chinese children (mean age 12.73 years) reported on their parents’ involvement in their learning as well as multiple dimensions of their motivation in school every 6 months until the end of 8th grade. Informatio…
Parents’ Involvement in Children’s Learning in the United States and China
This research examined parents’ involvement in children’s learning in the United States and China. Beginning in seventh grade, 825 American and Chinese children (mean age = 12.74 years) reported on their parents’ involvement in their learning as well as their parents’ psychological control and autonomy support every 6 months until the end of 8th grade. Information on children’s academic and emotional adjustment was obtained. American (vs. Chinese…
Conceptions of Adolescence
Implications of Chinese and American mothers’ goals for children’s emotional distress
This research examined a cultural socialization model in which differences in Chinese and American parents' goals for children foster differences in children's emotional distress via parents' responses to children's performance. Chinese and American mothers and their children (N = 397; M age = 13.19 years) participated in a 2-wave study spanning a year. Mothers reported on their self-improvement (i.e., children striving to improve) and self-worth…
The role of peer mindsets in students' learning
BackgroundResearch indicates that implicit theories of intelligence, specifically growth mindset, are conducive to students' academic achievement and engagement. While much research has focused on the role of teachers and parents, it is unclear how implicit theories of intelligence operate in the peer context.AimsThis study examined the effects of peers' mindsets on students' learning outcomes. We predicted that participants surrounded by peers e…
The role of family expressiveness in American and Chinese adolescents' emotional experiences
To understand the role of family emotional socialization across cultural contexts, this research examined the associations between family emotional expressiveness and early adolescents' emotions in the United States and China. Two times over the course of 1 year, 566 American ( n = 331) and Chinese ( n = 235) adolescents (age range: 11–14 years) reported on their family members' emotional expressiveness, which was further categorized into three f…
Caregiver experienced racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility predict anxiety in Latinx families residing in the United States
The results of this study highlight the role of racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility in escalating anxiety symptoms in Latinx families and identify cultural stress as a factor that likely contributes to the high rates of anxiety in Latina girls during a key developmental period. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Growth mindset and social comparison effects in a peer virtual learning environment
Peers become especially influential in adolescence, a developmental period marked by a nadir in school motivation. In the classroom, adolescents often engage in social comparison with their peers to ascertain their own academic competence, which can have substantial effects on their motivation and learning. The present experimental study examined how peer mindset and social comparison processes may interact to affect adolescents’ learning outcome…
Measuring Mothers’ Warmth
SYNOPSISObjective.The current research evaluated whether thin slicing, which involves brief observations of others’ behaviors, is useful in understanding maternal warmth in the context of mother-child interaction. Design. The extent to which naïve observers’ ratings based on brief observations correspond to other reports of maternal warmth as well as the predictive validity of such ratings were evaluated in 158 pairs of European American mothers …
Parents’ Involvement in Children’s Learning in the United States and China
This research examined parents’ involvement in children’s learning in the United States and China. Beginning in seventh grade, 825 American and Chinese children (mean age = 12.74 years) reported on their parents’ involvement in their learning as well as their parents’ psychological control and autonomy support every 6 months until the end of 8th grade. Information on children’s academic and emotional adjustment was obtained. American (vs. Chinese…
Why does parents' involvement enhance children's achievement? The role of parent-oriented motivation.
This research examined the idea that children’s parent-oriented motivation underlies the benefits of parents ’ involvement on children’s engagement and ultimately achievement in school. Beginning in the fall of 7th grade, 825 American and Chinese children (mean age 12.73 years) reported on their parents’ involvement in their learning as well as multiple dimensions of their motivation in school every 6 months until the end of 8th grade. Informatio…
Conceptions of Adolescence
Learning-Related Values in Young Children's Storybooks
This research examined the prevalence of learning-related values in children's storybooks in the United States, China, and Mexico. Storybooks ( N = 157) were randomly selected from government-recommended booklists in each country. Trained coders assessed the prevalence of learning-related beliefs (e.g., malleability of ability), motivated cognitions (e.g., achievement orientation), and behaviors (e.g., effort) in the storybooks. A set of MANOVAs …
Relatedness Between Children and Parents
A significant goal in many countries around the world is promoting children’s motivation so that they may achieve at their full potential. There is much evidence supporting the idea that parents play a significant role in either facilitating or undermining children’s motivation. The focus of this chapter is on how relatedness between children and their parents shapes the development of children’s motivation and ultimately achievement. Three sets …
Implications of Chinese and American mothers’ goals for children’s emotional distress
This research examined a cultural socialization model in which differences in Chinese and American parents' goals for children foster differences in children's emotional distress via parents' responses to children's performance. Chinese and American mothers and their children (N = 397; M age = 13.19 years) participated in a 2-wave study spanning a year. Mothers reported on their self-improvement (i.e., children striving to improve) and self-worth…
Transactions between adolescents’ after school activities and divergent thinking
The role of peer mindsets in students' learning
BackgroundResearch indicates that implicit theories of intelligence, specifically growth mindset, are conducive to students' academic achievement and engagement. While much research has focused on the role of teachers and parents, it is unclear how implicit theories of intelligence operate in the peer context.AimsThis study examined the effects of peers' mindsets on students' learning outcomes. We predicted that participants surrounded by peers e…
Learning as an Important Privilege
Research has demonstrated the cognitive and mental health benefits of learning new skills and content across the life span, enhancing knowledge as well as cognitive performance. We argue that the importance of this learning – which is not available equally to all – goes beyond the cognitive and mental health benefits. Learning is important for not only the maintenance, but also enhancement of functional independence in a dynamic environment, such…
The role of family expressiveness in American and Chinese adolescents' emotional experiences
To understand the role of family emotional socialization across cultural contexts, this research examined the associations between family emotional expressiveness and early adolescents' emotions in the United States and China. Two times over the course of 1 year, 566 American ( n = 331) and Chinese ( n = 235) adolescents (age range: 11–14 years) reported on their family members' emotional expressiveness, which was further categorized into three f…
Shared Cultural Values Influence Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors in Asian and Latinx College Students
The current study sought to understand the influence of cultural values on mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors in college students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Asian and Latinx college students ( N = 159) completed an online survey in which they reported on their adherence to cultural values as measured by ethnicity-specific cultural values and general attitudes towards mental health. Factor analysis revealed two common factors o…
Measuring Mothers’ Warmth
SYNOPSISObjective.The current research evaluated whether thin slicing, which involves brief observations of others’ behaviors, is useful in understanding maternal warmth in the context of mother-child interaction. Design. The extent to which naïve observers’ ratings based on brief observations correspond to other reports of maternal warmth as well as the predictive validity of such ratings were evaluated in 158 pairs of European American mothers …
Growth mindset and social comparison effects in a peer virtual learning environment
Peers become especially influential in adolescence, a developmental period marked by a nadir in school motivation. In the classroom, adolescents often engage in social comparison with their peers to ascertain their own academic competence, which can have substantial effects on their motivation and learning. The present experimental study examined how peer mindset and social comparison processes may interact to affect adolescents’ learning outcome…
US and Japanese adolescents’ emotions across time
Experiencing emotions is a complex process that varies across social contexts (e.g., culture) and over time. The current research examined the levels and trajectories of self-reported emotions among US ( n = 321) and Japanese ( n = 388) adolescents (age range: 11–14 at Time 1). Emotions were conceptualized as high arousal positive (HAP), low arousal positive (LAP), high arousal negative (HAN), and low arousal negative (LAN). At each time point, U…
The role of mothers’ child-based self-worth in their parenting practices
This study examined mothers’ tendency to base their self-esteem on their children’s accomplishments (i.e., child-based worth) and its potential implications for their parenting practices. Child-based worth was assessed in three domains of development: virtue, academic competence, and physical appearance. Participants were 302 mothers (age range: 21–69) of early to middle adolescents (age range: 10–17; 59% girls) in the United States. Mothers comp…
The Interplay between Negative Activating Emotions, Family Expressiveness, and Gender
Research on the implications of negative emotions for creativity has yielded mixed findings. To clarify this relationship, we conducted a short‐term prospective study with data collected across two time points. We also explored the moderating roles of family expressiveness and gender in the creative process. The sample included 392 Japanese adolescents (54.7% female; age range: 12–13 years old). Adolescents reported on their experiences of negati…
Caregiver experienced racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility predict anxiety in Latinx families residing in the United States
The results of this study highlight the role of racism, acculturative stress, and political hostility in escalating anxiety symptoms in Latinx families and identify cultural stress as a factor that likely contributes to the high rates of anxiety in Latina girls during a key developmental period. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Parenting approaches and feelings of autonomy among adolescents in two cultures
While research has demonstrated the importance of parental autonomy support and psychological control for children’s adjustment, their implications of such parenting practices for children’s subjective feelings of autonomy remain less well understood. Focusing on American and Chinese adolescents, the current research examined the longitudinal associations between parenting and adolescents’ feelings of autonomy, with attention to adolescents’ endo…
When Do Supportive Teachers Motivate Students’ Science Pursuits? Examining the Role of Students’ Ecocentric Beliefs
Teacher support is a well-established predictor of students’ academic motivation in science classes. However, less is known about how students’ personal beliefs shape their responsiveness to supportive teaching. Situated within a science curriculum addressing local environmental issues, this study investigated whether high school students’ ecocentric beliefs, reflecting environmental concern and viewing humans as interconnected with ecological sy…
Competence perceptions predict science task values amid gendered ability beliefs
INTRODUCTION: Although competence perceptions and subjective task values are linked to students' engagement and persistence in science learning, findings remain mixed regarding potential gender differences. OBJECTIVES: The current study examined the bidirectional relations between competence perceptions and task values among high school students participating in a science program designed to connect science learning to students' everyday lives, w…
A latent profile analysis of ethnic‐racial socialization strategies among Latinx families experiencing discrimination
Among Latinx families in the United States, experiences of ethnic‐racial discrimination frequently predict elevated anxiety symptoms. In response to these experiences, Latinx caregivers employ a variety of ethnic‐racial socialization strategies to help their children understand and practice responding to discriminatory treatment. Whether specific socialization strategies are more protective for mental health than others remains unclear. The curre…
Psychology (17 works) · Developmental psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (7 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (6 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)