Mowei Liu
Associate Professor

Research interests:

My general research interests are in social development from a cultural perspective.  Specifically, I am interested in child and

adolescent peer relationships, friendship networks, and parental socialization processes (e.g., belief systems, disciplinary styles)

in children’s social and emotional development.  Among various factors that may contribute to individual social development, I

am particularly interested in parenting styles and parental socialization goal-oriented behaviors and their relations to children’s

social, emotional and school adjustment in Chinese and Canadian children.  Both within-culture and cross-culture approaches

have been taken in my research to understand the impact of cultural context on human development.

Teaching
PSYC 2500H-A FA PTBO:        Child Development

PSYC 4530H-A FA PTBO:        Cross-Cultural Human Development

Selected publications

Liu, M., Chen, X., & Rubin, K. H. (2005).  Autonomy- vs. connectedness-oriented parenting behaviors in Chinese

   and Canadian mothers.   International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol 29(6), 489-495.

Liu, M. & Chen, X. (2003).  Friendship networks and social, school and psychological adjustment in Chinese junior

   high school students.  Psychology in the Schools Vol 40, 5-17.

Chen, X., Liu, M., Rubin, K. H., Li, D., Li, Z., Cen, G., & Li, B. (2003).  Parental reports of externalizing and

   internalizing behaviors in Chinese children:  Relevancy to social, emotional and school adjustment.  The Journal

   of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 3, 233-259.

Chen, X., Liu, M., Rubin, K. H., Cen, G., Gao, X., & Li, D. (2002).  Sociability and prosocial orientation as

   predictors of youth adjustment:  A seven-year longitudinal study in a Chinese sample.  International Journal of

   Behavioral Development. Vol 26(2), 128-136.

Chen, X., Liu, M. & Li, D. (2000).  Parental warmth, control, and indulgence and their relations to adjustment in

   Chinese children: A longitudinal study.  Journal of Family Psychology, Vol 14(3), 401-419.

Chen, X., Liu, M., Li, B., Cen, G., Chen, H., & Wang, L. (2000).  Maternal authoritative and authoritarian attitudes

   and mother-child interactions and relationships in urban China.  International Journal of Behavioral

   Development, Vol 24(1), 119-126.