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Taiwanese Adolescent Psychosocial Development In Urban And Rural Areas, Chien-Ti Lee
Taiwanese Adolescent Psychosocial Development In Urban And Rural Areas, Chien-Ti Lee
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate Taiwanese adolescent psychosocial development (i.e., autonomy and identity development) based on psychosocial theoretical models developed in western societies. Data were collected from both public senior high and vocational high schools in both urban and rural areas in Taiwan. Adolescent participants, with an average age of 17 years old, included 447 (about 54% were females) from urban areas, and 702 (62% were females) from rural areas. The results of this study revealed that Taiwanese adolescents from both urban and rural areas were similar to adolescent developmental ranges suggested in western theories. There were …