Yiyuan Xu

Yiyuan Xu is a Professor and Graduate Chair at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He specializes in cultural influences on children’s social development, particularly focusing on shyness and adaptation across diverse contexts. His research employs a 'goodness of fit' framework to examine mutual adaptation between children’s behaviors and cultural expectations.

Education:

• PhD in Developmental Psychology, University of Southern California (2004)
• MA in Psychology, University of Southern California (2001)
• MEd in General Psychology, East China Normal University (1999)
• BS in Psychology, East China Normal University (1996)

Research Focus: Dr. Xu investigates cultural variations in child development, including regulated vs. anxious shyness in Asian/Asian American children, early schooling experiences, and social anxiety expression. His work spans multiple cultural contexts, such as China, South Korea, Turkey, and Hawaii.

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