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The present research examined cultural differences of co-rumination in predicting psychological well-being between 331 Chinese and 166 Australian college students. Results of comparative analyses indicated three higher positive co-rumination factors (i.e., affirmation, problem-solving, and enhancing friendship), one higher negative co-rumination factor (i.e., inhibiting happiness), but one lower negative co-rumination factor (i.e., worry about evaluation) in Chinese participants, than in Australian participants. The neutral factors of co-rumination (i.e., frequency P and N) did not show group differences. Regression analyses indicated that affirmation and problem-solving were positive predictors whereas worry about evaluation, and slack were negative predictors for Chinese participants. Affirmation, problem-solving, and enhancing friendship were positive predictors whereas worry about evaluation, inhibiting happiness, and slack were negative predictors for Australian participants. Overall, these findings indicate that different strategies of co-rumination have different relationships with psychological well-being while highlighting important differences between East and West cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study investigated the types of personal and family perfectionism, and their associations with learning stress, learning satisfaction, and self-reported academic performance level among 1020 Chinese elementary and high school students. Participants were categorized into three types for both perfectionists and perfectionistic families using cluster analysis. Subtypes were identified for perfectionists with regard to perfectionistic families. Adaptive perfectionists, who perceived their families as adaptive perfectionistic, reported better psychological outcome than other subtypes. Family perfectionism explained an additional 1-14 % of variances in psychological outcome over personal perfectionism. The findings suggest that family perfectionism plays a role in psychological outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examined the structure, reliability, and validity of the revised Chinese version of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (N = 933). The results confirmed the four-factor structure of the Chinese version of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale. Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

We examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Chinese version of the Personal Growth Initiative Scale–II (CPGIS–II) using data from a sample of 927 Chinese university students. Consistent with previous findings, confirmatory factor analyses supported a 4-factor model of the CPGIS–II. Reliability analyses indicated that the 4 CPGIS–II subscales, namely Readiness for Change, Planfulness, Using Resources, and Intentional Behavior, demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and adequate test–retest reliability across a 4-week period. In addition, evidence for convergent and incremental validity was found in relation to measures of positive and negative psychological adjustment. Finally, results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the 4 personal growth initiative dimensions, especially planfulness, accounted for additional unique variance in psychological adjustment beyond resilience. Some implications for using the CPGIS–II in Chinese are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A correction to the article "Personal and Family Perfectionism in Chinese School Students: Relationships with Learning Stress, Learning Satisfaction and Self-Reported Academic Performance Level" which was published online on October 26, 2016 is presented.