title: Culture and child behavior and psychosocial development.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the relationship between cultural beliefs, values, practices, behavior, and psychosocial development. A framework for analyzing this relationship is presented, illustrated with studies from the cross-cultural literature. We then present a review of the literature concerning the cultural influences on one specific behavioral issue, temperament. We conclude with a critical discussion of the unique methodological issues encountered in the study of child behavior and psychosocial development in a cross-cultural and/or culturally diverse perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pachter
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Harwood
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012931:Social Environment; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization; D013694:Temperament