A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that parental gender stereotypes strongly decrease student wellbeing in China.

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GLO Discussion Paper No. 717, 2020

Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China – Download PDF
by Chu, Shuai & Zeng, Xiangquan & Zimmermann, Klaus F.

GLO Fellow Xiangquan Zeng, GLO Affiliate Shuai Chu & GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann

Author Abstract: Non-cognitive abilities are supposed to affect student’s educational performance, who are challenged by parental expectations and norms. Parental gender stereotypes are shown to strongly decrease student wellbeing in China. Students are strongly more depressed, feeling blue, unhappy, not enjoying life and sad with no male-female differences while parental education does not matter.

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