Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook signals a coming of age for the psychological study of Chinese people. Prominent scholars from all the major fields of psychological research review, integrate, and explain findings in their areas of expertise - from language acquisition to comparative psychopathology, from academic achievement to personal relationships, from emotional expression to the practice of psychotherapy, from decision-making to personality structure. This handbook is a stepping stone towards a more dynamic, more comprehensive and more insightful psychology of the Chinese people.;The text should be of interest to scholars, social scientists, psychologists, and human resource specialists who work with Chinese people.