University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 603 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
Child Dev. 2009 Nov-Dec;80(6):1705-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01363.x.
This research examined the role of children's decision-making autonomy in their emotional functioning during early adolescence in the United States and China. Four times over the 7th and 8th grades, 825 American and Chinese children (M = 12.73 years) reported on the extent to which they versus their parents make decisions about issues children often deem as under their authority. Children also reported on their emotional functioning. American children made greater gains over time in decision-making autonomy than did Chinese children. Initial decision-making autonomy predicted enhanced emotional functioning similarly among American and Chinese children. However, gains over time in decision-making autonomy predicted enhanced emotional functioning more in the United States (vs. China) where such gains were normative.
本研究考察了儿童在美国和中国的早期青春期期间，在其情绪功能中决策自主性的作用。在 7 年级和 8 年级期间，825 名美国和中国儿童（M=12.73 岁）四次报告了他们与父母在决定儿童通常认为属于自己权力范围内的问题方面的程度。儿童还报告了他们的情绪功能。美国儿童的决策自主性随着时间的推移而有更大的提高，而中国儿童则没有。初始决策自主性预测了美国和中国儿童的情绪功能的增强，其结果类似。然而，决策自主性随着时间的推移而获得的提高在美国（而不是中国）更能预测情绪功能的提高，因为这种提高在美国是规范的。
