Two studies examined whether individualism (orientation toward one's own welfare), collectivism (orientation toward the welfare of one's larger community), and familism (orientation toward the welfare of one's immediate and extended family) are distinct cultural values predicted by race/ ethnicity. The 3 constructs proved to be separate dimensions, although collectivism and familism were positively correlated. In Study 1, persons of color scored higher on collectivism and familism than did Anglos. No differences emerged for individualism. Also, persons of color scored higher than Anglos on racial/ethnic identity, which in turn was a positive predictor of all 3 cultural values. In Study 2, we replicated the group differences on collectivism and familism for men but not for women.

In the present study, partners from 103 heterosexual interethnic/interracial couples (103 men and 103 women) completed categorical measures of attachment style and continuous measures of responses to accommodative dilemmas. Consistent with hypotheses, there was a significantly higher proportion of secure over insecure individuals among both sexes. Further, the difference between secure and insecure individuals' accommodative tendencies was greater for

The present study examines the extent to which romanticism (i.e., an orientation toward the welfare of one’s romantic relationship dyad) is reflected in patterns of interpersonal resource exchange (i.e., the reciprocity of affection and respect as interpersonal commodities or resources) in a sample of 91 interracial couples. Results indicated that consistent with predictions, (a) men and women in interracial relationships as a whole exchanged affection as well as respect at significant levels; (b) a romantic model of interpersonal resource exchange provided a significantly better fit to data for an African American-Anglo and other interracial couples significantly better than did a core model of interpersonal resource exchange; and (c) means and correlations among romanticism and individuals’ giving of interpersonal resources did not differ significantly across Black male-White female and White male-Black female couples. Implications for the study of personal relationship processes among interracial and intraracial couples are discussed.

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