Abstract
Development of Chinese Adolescents: Assessment, Issues, and Intervention
Highlights
In many places, young are regarded as future assets of the society
Using the search term “adolescence,” computer search conducted in October 2011 showed that there were 299,266 citations in PsycINFO, 11,135 citations in ERIC, 54,313 citations in MEDLINE, and 48,045 citations in CINAHL
For Chinese psychologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and allied human service workers, knowledge about adolescent development is largely developed in the western culture
Summary
Young are regarded as future assets of the society. adolescent prevention programs are commonly developed to tackle adolescent risk behavior and positive youth development programs are designed to promote holistic development in adolescents [1]. To what extent western knowledge on adolescent development is applicable to Chinese young people? Based on the premise of cultural universalism (adolescent behavior is invariant across cultures), some colleagues may apply western knowledge on adolescents in Chinese contexts without much cultural adaptation. This approach has been criticized because the western culture is more “individualistic” whereas the Chinese culture is more “collectivistic.” Second, for those who believe that human behavior is not invariant in different cultures (i.e., cultural relativism), they argue that it is important to develop indigenous adolescent development knowledge, assessment tools, and intervention programs.
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