Hu Na, Zhang Wen, Haidabieke Aersheng, Wang Jiyueyi, Zhou Nan, Ding Xuechen, Zheng Hong
School of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
Lab for Educational Big Data and Policymaking, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai 200234, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Jul 11;14(7):590. doi: 10.3390/bs14070590.
Research has shown that unsociability, reflected as a personal choice, is not necessarily associated with socio-emotional problems in Western countries. However, the associations between unsociability and peer problems are consistently evident in Chinese culture, yet the strength and direction in these associations are mixed. The present study aimed to examine whether unsociability is associated with peer problems and explored the potential moderators among the associations. A meta-analysis was conducted using publications that measured unsociability and peer problems. A total of 21 articles involving 43 effect sizes from 12,696 Chinese children and adolescents were included. The results revealed that (1) unsociability was positively associated with peer problems ( = 0.32, < 0.001) among children and adolescents. (2) Informants (i.e., self-reports, peer nominations, teacher ratings, and parent ratings) and living areas (i.e., urban, suburban, and rural areas) significantly moderated the associations between unsociability and peer problems. Specifically, the associations were stronger for peer-nominated unsociability, self-reported peer problems, and samples in suburban areas. These findings shed light on unsociability linked to higher levels of peer problems among Chinese children and adolescents. Still, the influences are unique to peer problems and moderated by both data sources and environmental factors.
研究表明，在西方国家，作为一种个人选择表现出来的不爱社交并不一定与社会情感问题相关。然而，在中华文化中，不爱社交与同伴问题之间的关联始终很明显，不过这些关联的强度和方向并不一致。本研究旨在探讨不爱社交是否与同伴问题相关，并探究这些关联中的潜在调节因素。我们对测量不爱社交和同伴问题的出版物进行了一项荟萃分析。总共纳入了21篇文章，涉及来自12,696名中国儿童和青少年的43个效应量。结果显示：（1）在儿童和青少年中，不爱社交与同伴问题呈正相关（ = 0.32， < 0.001）。（2）信息提供者（即自我报告、同伴提名、教师评分和家长评分）以及居住地区（即城市、郊区和农村地区）显著调节了不爱社交与同伴问题之间的关联。具体而言，对于同伴提名的不爱社交、自我报告的同伴问题以及郊区的样本，这些关联更强。这些发现揭示了中国儿童和青少年中不爱社交与较高水平的同伴问题之间的联系。尽管如此，这些影响对于同伴问题来说是独特的，并且受到数据来源和环境因素的调节。
