Chen Chuqi, Wang Xingke, Shen Tenghui, Tang Sai, Tao Sha, Wang Daoyang
Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
J Pers. 2025 Oct;93(5):1112-1124. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12995. Epub 2024 Dec 8.
Understanding the impact of sociocultural tendencies on the personality development of adolescents represents a critical theoretical and practical issue in the field of adolescent development. In the context of China's collectivist culture, the developmental trajectories of and the interaction between sensation seeking and collectivism among adolescents remain largely unknown.
This study examined the heterogeneity of the joint growth patterns of sensation seeking and collectivism and their interactions across distinct latent trajectory classes. We collected 3-year longitudinal data from 20,225 Chinese adolescents (60.45% male).
We identified four unique joint developmental trajectories. Contrary to the traditional view that collectivism inherently suppresses sensation seeking, most adolescents (89.52%) exhibited synchronous growth of both dimensions. The development of adolescent sensation-seeking behavior was significantly influenced by their alignment with societal contribution-driven happiness and an unquestioning prioritization of collective interests.
Our findings underscore the nuanced interplay and commonalities between sensation seeking and collectivism development among Chinese adolescents.
了解社会文化倾向对青少年人格发展的影响是青少年发展领域一个关键的理论和实践问题。在中国集体主义文化背景下，青少年中寻求刺激与集体主义之间的发展轨迹及其相互作用在很大程度上仍不为人所知。
本研究考察了寻求刺激与集体主义联合增长模式的异质性及其在不同潜在轨迹类别中的相互作用。我们收集了来自20225名中国青少年（60.45%为男性）的3年纵向数据。
我们识别出四种独特的联合发展轨迹。与集体主义本质上抑制寻求刺激的传统观点相反，大多数青少年（89.52%）在两个维度上呈现同步增长。青少年寻求刺激行为的发展受到他们与社会贡献驱动的幸福感的契合度以及对集体利益不加质疑的优先排序的显著影响。
我们的研究结果强调了中国青少年在寻求刺激和集体主义发展之间细微的相互作用和共性。
