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The Relationship Between Need for Achievement and Mental Health in Chinese Children.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Relationship Between Need for Achievement and Mental Health in Chinese Children./
Author:	Ching, Sze Chai.
Description:	1 online resource (76 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-02(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-02B(E).
Subject:	Clinical psychology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355433302

The Relationship Between Need for Achievement and Mental Health in Chinese Children.
Ching, Sze Chai.

The Relationship Between Need for Achievement and Mental Health in Chinese Children. - 1 online resource (76 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-02(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Psy.D.)--Alliant International University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

Objective: As Chinese place much emphasis on achievements, Chinese children often have a very high need for achievement which may lead to mental health problems. Thus, the present study investigated the relationships between need for achievement and self-esteem as well as anxiety in Chinese children. Method: Eighty-four local governmental primary school students in Hong Kong aged from 6 to 8 participated in the study. Each student filled out questionnaires regarding achievement issues and completed an apperception test. Results: As predicted for girls, a significant curvilinear relationship was found between need for achievement and self-esteem, with the quadratic solution for the relationship being R2 = .33, F(1, 42) = .29, p = .002 and eta = .68. With respect to boys, however, this relationship was found to be linear, r(39) = .31, p = .05. In addition, for girls, significant linear relationships were obtained between need for achievement and social phobia (beta = -.36, po = .01), panic/agoraphobia (beta = -.34, p = .02), physical injury fear (beta = -.30, p < .05) and generalized anxiety (beta = -.40, p < .01). For boys, however, only panic/agoraphobia was significantly related to need for achievement (beta = .33, p <.05). Differences regarding need for achievement between boys and girls were found to be not significant. Conclusion: Parents should exercise appropriate caution when encouraging young girls to attain a high status in academic disciplines. Realistic expectations should be set and positive affirmations should be provided. Proper attention to the mental health of children is urged.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355433302Subjects--Topical Terms:

649607
Clinical psychology.
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