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Adolescent Development in Taiwan

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The main purpose of the research is to explore the process of adolescent self-concept development by using six-waves of panel data collected from early to late adolescence in Taiwan. The social contexts associated with self-concept development are examined. Sample subjects were surveyed during the first year of junior high school in 1996, and surveyed again each consecutive year throughout high school. Several important findings have been revealed. First of all, the development of self-concept of Taiwanese adolescent does not follow the U-shape pattern experienced by Western youths. Considerably more variation occurs in the course of development. Secondly, an important gender difference is found in the development of self-concept. The family and school contexts are also significant in influencing self-concept at different points of time. Finally, there appears to be a dramatic change in self-concept in the transition from junior to senior high schools. Adolescents do not benefit from entering into the prestigious senior high schools, particularly male adolescents. Female self-concept is more significantly influenced by family context in this transition period.

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  1. Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Lang-Wen Huang

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA

    Dudley L. Poston, Jr.

  2. Academia Sinica Inst. Social Sciences & Philosophy, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wen Shan Yang

  3. Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama, USA

    Demetrea Nicole Farris

Appendix

Appendix

1.1 Administrative Progress of Panel Survey Data

Wave

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

Wave 6

Conducting period

1996, Oct.~Dec.

1997, Oct.~Dec.

1998, Oct.~Dec.

1999, Dec.~  2000, Feb.

2000, Dec.~  2001, Mar.

2002, Jan.~Feb.

Grade

Junior 1st

Junior 2nd

Junior 3rd

Senior 1st

Senior 2nd

Senior 3rd

Sample

1,434

1,434

1,449

1,182

1,094

1,139

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Huang, LW. (2014). Adolescent Development in Taiwan. In: Poston, Jr., D., Yang, W., Farris, D. (eds) The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7445-2_13

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