Psychologia, Vol. 40, No.1 (1997)

The Assessment of Optimistic Self-Beliefs: Comparison of the Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean Versions of the General Self-Efficacy Scale R. Schwarzer, A. Born, S. Iwawaki, Y.-M. Lee, E. Saito & X. Yue pp. 1-13.

Rediscovering and Reapplying Contingent Informal Meditation J. Tloczynski, A. Malinowski & R. Lamorte pp. 14-21.

Handedness, Familial Sinistrality and Spatial Task Performance K. Santhakumari & G. Kurian pp. 22-28.

Stress and Optimism: Relationships to Coping and Well-Being S.-A. Khoo & G.D. Bishop pp. 29-40.

Perceptual Organization and the Global-Local Relationship G. Amirkhiabani & W.J. Lovegrove pp. 41-50.

The Bilingual Carry-Over Effect R. Hoosain & W.M. Poon pp. 51-55.

　

Psychologia, Vol. 40, No. 2 (1997)

Editorial M. Koyasu pp. 57-58.

Coping with Stress in Hong Kong: An Investigation of the Influence of Gender, Age, and the Self-Concept A.C.K. Siu & D. Watkins pp. 59-66.

Perceptions of Feelings among Students form the United States and Thailand E.J. Looby, R.C. Page & K.C. Ruammake pp. 67-71.

Biasing Time Discriminations in Humans R.A. Rehfeldt & L.J. Hayes pp. 72-81.

The Effect of Vocabulary Learning Strategy on Word Translation in Novice Bilinguals H. Cheung pp. 82-90.

Can Visual Feedback Effect Perspective-Taking Behavior in Young Children? M. Koyasu pp. 91-103.

An Analysis of Japanese Children's Beliefs About Capacity and Strategy in Relation to Emotions and Motivated Behaviors in School H. Yamauchi & Y. Andatsu pp. 104-111.

Sociotropy/autonomy and Differential Effects of Social Support on Psychological Well-Being S.-K. Cheung, S.Y.K. Sun, Y.-S. Mak & W.-W. Fung pp. 112-120.

Development Validation of a Self-Concept Questionnaire for Hong Kong Chinese Adults S.-F. Tam pp. 121-130.

　

Psychologia, Vol. 40, No. 3 (1997)

Mathematical Problem-Solving Processes of Students in Japan and the United States: A Cross-Cultural Comparison H. Tajika, R.E. Mayer, C. Stanley & V. Sims pp. 131-140.

Successive Processing Abilities and Question AIDS as Determinants of Solution of Mathematical Word Problems M. Mitsuda & M. Sakita pp. 141-151.

Valency and its Measurement: Validating a Japanese Version of the Reaction to Group Situation Test (RGST) M. Hafsi pp. 152-162.

Anchoring Effects in Judging Grammaticality of Sentences Violating the Subjacency Condition H. Nagata pp. 163-171.

Effects of Contour-line Thickness of the Test Figure on Hue Contrast in Koffka-Ring Type Patterns H. Kobari, O. Fujita & T. Goto pp. 172-178.

Effects of Task Demand on Interhemispheric Cooperation in Mental Addition Task T. Hatta & K. Yoshizaki pp. 179-191.

Disaster Stress of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake H. Joh pp. 192-200.

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Attributional Style: Korean Versus Scottish Mothers E.-H.M. Park & G. Dimigen pp. 201-208.

　

Psychologia, Vol. 40, No. 4 (1997)

SPECIAL ISSUE: PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM HONG KONG

Editorial M. Koyasu pp. 209-210.

The Importance of Phonological Awareness and Verbal Short-Term Memory to Children's Success in Learning to Read Chinese C.S.H. Ho pp. 211-219.

The Management Style of Discipline Teachers in Hong Kong Secondary Schools D.C. Kwok pp. 220-226.

The Role of Self-Concepts of Technical School Students in Their Learning of a Second Language C.-L. Luk & J.L.-C. Yuen pp. 227-232.

Perceptions of Parental Treatment Styles and Adolescent Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in a Chinese Context D.T.L. Shek & H.K. Ma pp. 233-240.

Work Stress among Primary School Guidance Teachers in Hong Kong: Correlations, Regressions and Implications X. Yue pp. 241-250.

Values and Moral Behavior in Mainland China M.H. Bond, & V.M.-Y. Chi pp. 251-264.

Gender Differences in the Basis and Level of Adult Self-Esteem: A Cross-Cultural Perspectiv D. Watkins, J. Yau, J. Fleming, Z.N. Davis, A. Tam, A.M. Juhasz & A. Walker pp. 265-276.

Creative Personality Versus Chinese Personality: How Distinctive are These Two Personality Factors? A. Hui & E. Rudowicz pp. 277-285.

Table of Contents XL pp. 286-287.