Gender, social background and sexual attitudes among Chinese students.

Chinese society is changing rapidly. As a result of the political and economic reforms of the 'socialist market economy', for example, people have more choices than before. To examine current attitudes to sexual behaviour and marriage, 1100 university students from different parts of China were asked to talk about their views on marriage and choosing a marriage partner, and to describe their own sexual behaviours.

Cultural effects on the expression of some fears by Chinese and British female students.

To compare the culturally acquired aspects of fears in two different cultures, the author gave an augmented version of the I. M. Marks and A.

An introduction to Chinese psychology--its historical roots until the present day.

In this article the authors review the historical development of Chinese psychology. China's long history as a country immersed in the study of psychological issues is well known and has had an influence on developments in the field of psychology around the world. Modern Chinese psychology, however, was imported from the West and the Soviet Union and has been closely linked with China's social environment and changes of national policy.