Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize the Chinese people. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese psychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our own can tell us so much about our own culture and sense of identity. A book of extraordinary breadth, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese psychology will become the essential sourcebook for any scholar or practitioner attempting to understand the psychological functioning of the world's largest ethnic group. Contributors to this volume - Agnes S-Y. Chan, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Albert Lee, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, Canada Barbara C. Y. Lo, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong Bing Feng, Chinese Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University, China Catherine McBride-Chang, Chinese University of Hong Kong Catherine So-kum Tang, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Cecilia Cheng, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong Chao C. Chen, Business School, Rutgers University Charles C. Chan, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chi-Yue Chiu, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chin-Ming Hui, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University Chris Lonsdale, School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science, University College Dublin, Ireland Colleen Ward, Department of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Connie Suk-Han Ho, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong Dan Lin, Chinese University of Hong Kong Daniel Shek, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong Darius K.-S. Chan, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong David C. Thomas, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University David Kember, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong David Watkins, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong En-Yi Lin, Massey University, New Zealand Fanny M. Cheung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Farhan Ali, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Fong-Ha Yap, Dept of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong Gang-Yan Si, Hong Kong Sports Institute Geoffrey Blowers, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong Helene H. Fung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Hildie Leung Winton W.-T. Au, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Him Cheung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Hing-Chu Lee, Hong Kong Sports Institute Hua Shu, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University Hua Shu, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, China Irene T. Ho, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong Isabel Wing-Chun Ng, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College James A. McGee, Princeton University James Liu, Department of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington Jasmine H.M. Chio, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong Jianxin Zhang, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science Jiaqing O, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Jiewen Hong, Department of Marketing, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Jiing-Lih Farh, Department of Management of Organizations, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology K.-T. Hau, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Kuei-Hsiang Han, Center for General Education and Core Curriculum, Tamkang University, Taiwan Kwang-Kuo Hwang, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University Kwok Leung, Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong Lei Chang, Department of Educational Psychology Li-Jun Ji, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, Canada Luo Lu, Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University Mei-Chih Li, National Chengchi University Mei-Chun Cheung, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Michelle Yik, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ming Ming Chiu, Department of Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, State University of New York at Buffalo Patrick W.-L. Leung, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Peter B. Smith, Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, United Kingdom Peter W-H. Lee, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong Ping Li, Department of Psychology and Center for Language Science, Pennsylvania State University, USA Qian Wang, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Robert S. Wyer, Jr., Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Rongrong Tao, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Rui Zhang, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada Sheung-Tak Cheng, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong Shu-Fai Cheung, Department of Psychology, University of Macau Steve J. Kulich, SISU Intercultural Institute, Shanghai International Studies University, China Sunita Mahtani Stewart, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Sylvia Xiaohua Chen, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Theresa Ng, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Tieyuan Guo, Dept of Psychology, Queen's University, Canada Trevor Penney, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Virginia S-Y. Kwan, Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Virginia Yip, Dept of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong Wai-Sum Liu, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Winnie W. Leung Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Winnie W-S. Mak, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Xiao-Dong Yue, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong Xin-Yin Chen, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada Xu Shi, Chinese Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University, China Ying-Yi Hong, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Yuan Liao, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University Yui-Chi Fong, Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Yu-Jing Ni, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Yung-Jui Yang, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Zhiren Chua, Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore Zi Juan Cheng, Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong