Smoking Beliefs Among Chinese Secondary School Students: A Theory-Based Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhao ◽  
Katherine M White ◽  
Ross McD Young ◽  
Patricia L Obst
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chinese Secondary School Students

Are Parents' and Children's Thinking Styles Related?

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 617-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Fang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Chinese Secondary School Students ◽  
Children’S Thinking

This study extends the investigation of the validity of Sternberg's theory of mental self-government to mainland Chinese secondary school students and their parents. The assumption of a ‘socialization effect’ underlying the theory was subjected to broader investigation. 232 students and their parents responded to a range of demographic questions and to the Thinking Styles Inventory which is based on Sternberg's theory. The two major findings are that (1) Sternberg's theory is valid with both samples, and (2) students' thinking styles are related not only to their personal factors, e.g., sex, grade, and self-rated abilities, but also to their parents' thinking styles. These findings have implications for school teachers and counselors as well as for parents.

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