Concern for mianzi and social and school adjustment in rural Chinese adolescents
A longitudinal study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9789558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinyin Chen (0000-0002-0952-8659, Quantitative BioSciences), Jiaxi Zhou (0000-0002-1311-2955, Quantitative BioSciences), Junsheng Liu (0000-0002-6823-0617, East China Normal University), Dan Li (0009-0009-7330-3225, Shanghai Normal University), Minghao Zhang (0009-0002-7789-3866, Ludong University), Shujie Zheng (Ludong University), Yan Dai (0000-0003-1170-7776, Sichuan Normal University), Tong Zhou (0000-0003-3901-3477, Shanghai Normal University), Xianguo Han (0000-0002-2365-4459, Shanghai Normal University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0002144 |
| PMID | 41609661 |
| OpenAlex | W7126061960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Concern for mianzi, or the social perception of one's prestige and standing in the group, is an important socioemotional experience in Chinese adolescents. This 2-year longitudinal study examined relations between concern for mianzi and adjustment in junior high school students ( N = 498; 266 boys), initially in seventh grade ( M age = 13 years), in rural China. Data were obtained from multiple sources including peer assessments, teacher ratings, and school records. The results showed that concern for mianzi positively predicted later sociability and academic achievement and negatively predicted later internalizing problems. Concern for mianzi also positively predicted later aggression and externalizing problems in boys. Aggression positively predicted concern for mianzi, and sociability positively predicted concern for mianzi in girls. The results indicate the developmental significance and the nature of concern for mianzi in rural Chinese context. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Academic achievement · Aggression · Friendship · Longitudinal study · Perception · Prestige · Rural area · Social environment · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Sociometry · Child Therapy and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |