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Social-Emotional Development of Children in Asia: A Systematic Review
Geok Har Yong1, Mei-Hua Lin1, Teck-Hock Toh2
1Department of Psychology, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 25, 2023
Summary
This review highlights a significant knowledge gap in Asian children's social-emotional development research. More studies are needed across diverse Asian regions to understand children's social competence and emotional growth.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Psychology
- Cross-cultural Studies
Background:
- Growing global interest in children's social-emotional development.
- Significant knowledge gap exists regarding social-emotional development in Asian children.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and summarize existing research on children's social-emotional development in Asia.
- Identify research gaps and themes within the existing literature.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review adhering to PRISMA guidelines.
- Inclusion of 45 studies from 12 Asian countries, predominantly East Asia.
- Analysis of study themes including social-emotional development, social competence, emotional development, social-emotional learning, problem behavior, and self-regulation.
Main Results:
- Most studies focused on overall social-emotional development (53.3%) and social competence (15.6%).
- Predominance of cross-sectional designs (62.2%).
- Identified a paucity of studies, particularly in non-East Asian regions, and low quality of intervention studies.
Conclusions:
- Urgent need for more social-emotional and ethnocultural research in diverse Asian regions.
- Future research should explore a wider range of variables and improve intervention study quality.
- Increased focus on parent and teacher knowledge of children's social-emotional functioning is recommended.
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