Supporting data for “Young Chinese and British Children’s Emotional Dependency on Mothers and Psychosocial Adjustment: The Role of Maternal Attitudes”

1. [ Study 1-The role of culture in the relation between emotional dependency and psychosocial adjustment.sav ] is a spss version of raw statistics and information generated by the study 1 of my thesis. The fisrt purpose of study 1 was to examine the cross-cultural difference in the relation of emotional dependency and psychosocal adjustment between British and Chinese children. The second purpose of Study 1 was to examine the cross-cultural difference of maternal attitudes toward emotional dependency. The third purpose of Study 1 was to examine the moderating role of maternal attitudes in the relation between emotional dependency and psychosocial adjustment. The demographic information in dataset of study 1 include child's id in study, child's age, child's sex, mother's education level, mother's occupation status, mother's cultural background, number of siblings in family. The study variables in dataset of study 1 include children's emotional dependency, children's social skills and problem behaviors, maternal attitudes toward children's emotional dependency. <br>2. [Study 2-The predictive role of emotional dependency on psychosocial adjustment among Chinese preschool children.sav] is a spss version of raw statistics and information generated by the study 2 of my thesis. The fisrt purpose of study 2 was to examine the predictive role of emotional dependency and psychosocal adjustment among Chinese preschool children. The second purpose of study 2 was to examine the moderating role of Chinese maternal attitudes in the relation between children's emotional dependency and psychosocial adjustment. The demographic information in dataset of study 1 include child's id in study, the kindergarten name, child's age, child's sex, family income, mother's education level. The study variables in dataset of study 1 include children's emotional dependency, Time 1 children's social skills and problem behaviors, Time 2 children's social skills and problem behaviors, maternal attitudes toward children's emotional dependency, mother-child relationships, child's temperament.

1. [Study1-The role of culture in the relation between emotional dependency and psychosocial adjustment.sav] 是本人论文中Study1生成的原始统计数据及信息的SPSS版本。Study1的首要目的是考察英国与中国儿童在情感依赖（emotional dependency）和心理社会适应（psychosocial adjustment）关系上的跨文化差异；第二个目的是考察母亲对情感依赖态度的跨文化差异；第三个目的是考察母亲态度（maternal attitudes）在情感依赖与心理社会适应关系中的调节作用（moderating role）。Study1数据集的人口统计学信息包括儿童的研究ID、年龄、性别、母亲的教育水平、职业状态、文化背景及家庭兄弟姐妹数量。Study1数据集的研究变量包括儿童的情感依赖、社会技能与问题行为、母亲对情感依赖的态度。<br>2. [Study2-The predictive role of emotional dependency on psychosocial adjustment among Chinese preschool children.sav] 是本人论文中Study2生成的原始统计数据及信息的SPSS版本。Study2的首要目的是考察情感依赖对中国学龄前儿童心理社会适应的预测作用（predictive role）；第二个目的是考察中国母亲态度在情感依赖与心理社会适应关系中的调节作用。Study2数据集的人口统计学信息包括儿童的研究ID、幼儿园名称、年龄、性别、家庭收入及母亲的教育水平。Study2数据集的研究变量包括儿童的情感依赖、Time1的社会技能与问题行为、Time2的社会技能与问题行为、母亲对情感依赖的态度、母子关系及儿童气质（temperament）。