Eva E. Chen

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Social Science, Faculty Member

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Eva E. Chen received a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University, as well as an Ed.M. in Mind, Brain, and Education from Harvard. Prior to joining UST as an assistant professor, Eva was a post-doctoral research fellow at The University of Hong Kong. Eva’s research sits at the intersection of developmental, social, and cognitive psychology. She is interested in the learning processes of young children and adults across different social and cultural backgrounds; her studies have involved participants from a variety of racial groups in the U.S., Taiwan, and Hong Kong. She has also investigated early childhood education policies and its impact on young East Asian children’s learning.
Supervisors: Paul L. Harris, Mahzarin R. Banaji , and Jeanne L. Tsai

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Los niños son sociólogos

Investigaciones recientes han mostrado que los ninos pequenos son muy sensibles a las caracterist... more Investigaciones recientes han mostrado que los ninos pequenos son muy sensibles a las caracteristicas de las personas de las que obtienen o reciben informacion. Prefieren buscar y respaldar la informacion de los informantes con los que ya estan familiarizados o de los que han demostrado ser fiables en el pasado. En este articulo se presenta una serie de trabajos en esta linea de investigacion en la que se pone a prueba la sensibilidad de los ninos al estatus grupal del informante. A traves de distintos procedimientos se ha encontrado, de manera consistente, que cuando los ninos de Educacion Infantil deben elegir entre dos afirmaciones diferentes, una de ellas propuesta por dos o tres personas, y la otra, por una unica persona, los ninos estan de acuerdo con la mayoria. Este resultado es especialmente evidente cuando los miembros de la mayoria pertenecen al mismo grupo racial que el nino, mas que cuando pertenecen a otro grupo racial. Ademas, este sesgo hacia la mayoria se generaliza a los individuos que la componen. Por ejemplo, cuando los ninos se enfrentan a un conflicto entre dos informantes, uno que pertenecia anteriormente a la mayoria y uno que no, se inclinan a seguir al miembro de la mayoria. En consecuencia, se puede decir que los ninos son sociologos astutos que se fijan atentamente en las relaciones entre individuos, especialmente en las relaciones de acuerdo y desacuerdo.

by Eva E. Chen and Jin Sun

Stimulating caregiving practices facilitate early child development and learning. This study exam... more Stimulating caregiving practices facilitate early child development and learning. This study examined child-, family-, and country-level predictors of maternal and paternal cognitive and socio-emotional caregiving in 28 low- and middle-income countries, using data from the UNICEF 2005 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 3. The sample included 134,290 children, aged 0–4 years, from 100,270 families. Results indicated that maternal education and the country Human Development Index (HDI), an index reflecting the social and economic development of countries, were significant predictors of parents’ caregiving practices and had large effect sizes. Maternal education further moderated the association between the HDI and parents’ caregiving practices. The findings have important implications for supporting quality parenting and for promoting the well-being of young children in low- and middle-income countries.

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