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01-04-2011 | Original Paper

Early Learning Experience and Adolescent Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Japan and England

Auteurs: Cecilia A. Essau, Shin-ichi Ishikawa, Satoko Sasagawa

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 2/2011

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to compare the frequency of anxiety symptoms among adolescents in Japan and England, and to examine the association between early learning experiences and anxiety symptoms. A total of 299 adolescents (147 from England and 152 from Japan), aged 12 to 17 years were investigated. Results showed that adolescents in England reported significantly higher levels of anxiety symptoms than adolescents in Japan. For early learning experiences, no significant differences emerged between the two countries for parent punishment and reinforcement of anxious behavior. However, for non-anxiety physical symptoms (i.e. cold), adolescents in England scored significantly higher in parent punishment and the Japanese sample scored higher in parent reinforcement. Parent verbal transmission about the danger of anxiety and cold symptoms was more common in Japan than in England. The impact of learning experience on adolescent’s anxiety seemed to differ across cultures, which underscore the importance of cultural factors on adolescent’s anxiety.

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Titel: Early Learning Experience and Adolescent Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Japan and England
Auteurs: Cecilia A. Essau
Shin-ichi Ishikawa
Satoko Sasagawa
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-010-9404-5

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