TY - JOUR
T1 - Adults’ Conceptualisations of Children’s Social Competence in Nepal and Malawi
AU - An, Danming
AU - Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.
AU - Chae, Sophia
AU - Hayford, Sarah R.
AU - Yabiku, Scott T.
AU - Glick, Jennifer E.
AU - Zhang, Linlin
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics’ seed funding and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P01HD080659. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. We thank the interviewers and the adults interviewed. We appreciate Allison Dean, Kari Eckert, Ashley England, Caitlyn Giamarino and Abbey Pellino for their assistance coding these data.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Adults in Nepal (N = 14) and Malawi (N = 12) were interviewed about their views regarding social competence of 5- to 17-year-old children in their societies. Both Nepali and Malawian adults discussed themes consistent with those expected in collectivistic societies with economic challenges (e.g., respect and obedience, family responsibilities, and social relationships). There were also unique themes emphasised in each country, which may correspond with country-specific religious beliefs or social problems (e.g., rules and self-control, and sexual restraint). Results provide novel information regarding adults’ perceptions of children’s social competence in Nepal and Malawi, and may help guide the development of measures of social competence.
AB - Adults in Nepal (N = 14) and Malawi (N = 12) were interviewed about their views regarding social competence of 5- to 17-year-old children in their societies. Both Nepali and Malawian adults discussed themes consistent with those expected in collectivistic societies with economic challenges (e.g., respect and obedience, family responsibilities, and social relationships). There were also unique themes emphasised in each country, which may correspond with country-specific religious beliefs or social problems (e.g., rules and self-control, and sexual restraint). Results provide novel information regarding adults’ perceptions of children’s social competence in Nepal and Malawi, and may help guide the development of measures of social competence.
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U2 - 10.1177/0971333617747345
DO - 10.1177/0971333617747345
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041319251
VL - 30
SP - 81
EP - 104
JO - Psychology and Developing Societies
JF - Psychology and Developing Societies
SN - 0971-3336
IS - 1
ER -