Cultural differences in intimacy: The influence of gender-role ideology and individualism—collectivism

Marshall, Tara C.

doi:10.1177/0265407507086810

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“…Their behaviour can be explained by the hybridity of Chinese and western cultural values in Hong Kong society, which encourage Hong Kong citizens to be more aware of their individual rights and interests. This is in line with the results of recent research on the narrowing differences between Chinese and westerners on the perceptions of intimacy and connectedness with significant others (Han, 2002;Marshall, 2008;Tang & Dion, 1999). However, this does not mean that adolescent females would not unconsciously integrate the Chinese cultural values and gender stereotypes into their sexual behaviour and contraception practice (So & Cheung, 2005;To & Chu, 2009).…”

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A qualitative study of the lived experiences of young Chinese females in condom use negotiations

Tam

Chu

2013

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Based on a qualitative study of young Chinese females' lived experiences of condom use negotiations, this paper discusses how a gender and power perspective provides a new frame of reference in which to examine the shaping of young women's perception and decision-making regarding contraception. The recurrent themes of the narratives collected through individual interviews with 10 adolescent pregnant females living in Hong Kong indicate that their lack of bargaining power for sexual safety is maintained by the structures of social norms and their strong affective attachments to their partners. The findings facilitate practitioners' development of a multi-layered understanding of the power dynamics in sexual relationships and draw implications for further practice and research. Chinese cultural factors have also been explored in a contextual discussion on the influences of traditional gender roles on the constitution of adolescent sexual identities and sexual behaviours.

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A qualitative study of the lived experiences of young Chinese females in condom use negotiations

Tam

Chu

2013

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…It is noteworthy that Korean participants in the current study tended to perceive their relationships as less serious (''friends'' or ''casually dating'') than did American counterparts (''seriously dating''). Therefore, it seems that the lower scores on the current variables for Koreans reflect their tendency to avoid expressing intimate feelings or to underestimate them, which is consistent with previous findings that the expression of intimacy is more common in individualistic cultures than in collectivistic (Argyle et al, 1986;Marshall, 2008). Thus, Koreans might not engage in networking behaviors such as talking about their romantic relationships to their friends and family not because they are afraid of friends' or family's opinions but because they are not used to those activities related to intimacy.…”

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Cultural Differences of Social Network Influence on Romantic Relationships: A Comparison of the United States and South Korea

Jin

2010

Communication Studies

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This study examined the association between social network support and relationship quality of romantic partners among American and Korean college students. As predicted, findings indicated that Americans involve their family and friends more in their romantic relationships and, accordingly, get more support from them for their relationships than Koreans do. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that Koreans would perceive social network support as more important for their romantic relationships. Instead, network importance negatively mediated the effects of social network on relationship quality only for Americans. The positive associations between network support and relationship quality were not differential between the two samples. Implications for culture and close relationships are discussed.Romantic relationships evolve within social networks that include partners' family and friends. Thus, how partners in a romantic dyad are connected with their social networks affects the development of the relationship (Gao & Gudykunst, 1995).

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“…Furthermore, as no significant effect for sexual communication when experiencing physical violence was found for either men or women, this could possibly be explained from a cultural perspective on intimacy. It has been suggested that people in intimate relationships with more traditional gender roles are less likely to self-disclose on sexual matters (Marshall, 2008). Accordingly, it seems reasonable to assume that physical IPV experiences do not influence the extent to which IPV victims discuss their sexual wishes with their intimate partner.…”

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Prevalence and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among an Ethnic Minority Population

Hellemans

Loeys

Buysse

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J Interpers Violence

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The present study examined the prevalence of lifetime experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) among members of the Turkish ethnic minority population in Flanders. In addition, this study explored how lifetime IPV victimization affects ethnic minority victims’ current mental, relational, and sexual well-being. Using a population-based representative sample, data from 392 adult Turkish women and men were investigated. Lifetime experiences of physical violence were reported by 14.3% of the Turkish respondents, while 66.0% reported at least one incidence of psychological abuse. Women were much more likely than men to report physical IPV victimization, but no gender differences were found for psychological IPV. With regard to the impact of IPV, it was found that lifetime IPV experiences do not appear to affect victims’ current mental health. However, higher levels of physical and/or psychological IPV victimization were related to increased levels of relationship dissatisfaction, anxious and avoidant attachment orientations, sexual dissatisfaction, sexual dysfunction (with distress), and to decreased levels of sexual communication. These adverse relational and sexual outcomes of IPV victimization were mainly present among women but were also, to a lesser degree, relevant for men.

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Cultural differences in intimacy: The influence of gender-role ideology and individualism—collectivism

Cited by 134 publications

References 59 publications

A qualitative study of the lived experiences of young Chinese females in condom use negotiations

A qualitative study of the lived experiences of young Chinese females in condom use negotiations

Cultural Differences of Social Network Influence on Romantic Relationships: A Comparison of the United States and South Korea

Prevalence and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among an Ethnic Minority Population

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