Au Chung-yan. / Thesis submitted in: Dec 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.vi / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Significance of Dimension Development --- p.2 / Dimension Development in Western Cultures --- p.3 / Dimension Development in the Chinese Culture --- p.10 / STUDY 1 --- p.12 / METHOD FOR STUDY 1 --- p.12 / Participants --- p.12 / Procedure --- p.13 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSION FOR STUDY 1 --- p.13 / STUDY 2 --- p.16 / METHOD FOR STUDY 2 --- p.17 / Participants --- p.17 / Measure --- p.17 / Procedure --- p.18 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSION FOR STUDY 2 --- p.18 / STUDY 3 --- p.20 / METHOD FOR STUDY 3 --- p.26 / Participants --- p.26 / Child-rated Measures --- p.26 / Teacher-rated Measures --- p.29 / Procedure --- p.29 / RESULTS FOR STUDY 3 --- p.30 / Factor Analyses of Self-reported Social Withdrawal Questionnaire --- p.30 / "Relations between Unsociable Withdrawal, Anxious Withdrawal, Isolated Withdrawal, Avoidant Withdrawal and Children's Social, Psychological and Cognitive Characteristics" --- p.39 / "Predictors of Unsociable Withdrawal, Anxious Withdrawal, Isolated Withdrawal and Avoidant Withdrawal" --- p.43 / Gender and Grade Differences in Social Withdrawal Factors --- p.45 / SUMMARY FOR STUDY 3 --- p.47 / GENERAL DISCUSSION --- p.48 / Social Withdrawal Dimensions --- p.48 / Comparisons among Social Withdrawal Dimensions --- p.57 / Implications of Present Findings --- p.59 / Direction for Future Research --- p.61 / Conclusion --- p.62 / REFERENCES --- p.63 / APPENDIX A: Descriptions of the Social Withdrawal Dimensions used in Study2 --- p.69 / APPENDIX B: Self-Rated Items of the Social Withdrawal Dimensions used in Study 3 --- p.70 / APPENDIX C: Appendix C: Items used to measure Children's Perceived Self-Competence --- p.72 / APPENDIX D: Items used to measure Children's Social Anxiety --- p.73 / APPENDIX E: Items used to measure Children's Fear --- p.74 / APPENDIX F: Peer Nominated Items used to measure Children's Aggressiveness --- p.75