Social Goals in Context

This chapter provides a critical review of Asian students’ social goals, including salient cultural values in Asian contexts that may influence students’ approaches to social relationships, research on students’ social goals across different Asian countries, and differences in Asian and non-Asian students’ social goals. This synthesis provides insights into why some Asian students may adopt specific social goals, the complex ways in which Asian students’ social goals may be associated with academic goals, and the impact of social goals on academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal outcomes. The chapter concludes with measurement issues in this area and recommendations for future research.