Navigating Intercultural Relational Dynamics: The Roles of Attachment and Cultural Values

Paradis, Grace; Maffini, Cara S.

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“…Another suggestion regarding the curriculum can be made under the title of partner support. In cultures where collectivist tendencies are relatively high, individuals give more importance to harmony and harmony in relationships, and couples develop more negative reactions to the decrease in perceived social support from each other, which negatively affects relationship harmony (Paradis and Maffini 2021). Therefore, providing social support and receiving social support can be added as a separate title in relationship education programs.…”

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Romantic Relationship Education: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Turkiye

Gazioğlu

Mercan

Demır

2022

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar

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Intimate relationships are the focal aspiration for human beings. Romantic relationship education is described as a road map for helping people to find strategies and solutions that fit their context, values and relationship goals. By using evidence-based skills training, people can learn techniques to navigate typical relationship challenges and safely express emotions. Being in a mutually satisfying committed relationship has proven to be associated with many positive outcomes including life satisfaction, physical well-being, better coping with major illness, as well as longer life expectancy and career achievement. Relationship education programs are developed by psychologists in Western countries as a preventive intervention for couples, adolescents and emerging adults before relationships reach crisis stage. There is, however, a lack of empirical studies to examine the effectiveness of relationship education within the Turkish cultural context. The overarching aim of this study is to review the relationship education programs within Turkish and international literature. This study provides an overview of the relationship education, and its scope, and theoretical foundations and also effectiveness of relationship education programs for couples, adolescents and emerging adults. The study further provides cultural, theoretical and practical recommendations for future directions in Turkish relationship education programs.

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Romantic Relationship Education: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Turkiye

Gazioğlu

Mercan

Demır

2022

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar

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Women’s avoidant attachment, conflict solving, and relationship satisfaction through individualism and masculinity

Bretaña,

Alonso-Arbiol,

Lavy

et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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The utilization of specific strategies to manage couple conflict has a differential impact on women’s relationship satisfaction. However, considering that women’s role within couple relationship is shaped by societal norms, such association should be examined by embracing a cross-cultural perspective. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity cultural values on avoidant attachment, perceived conflict solving, and relationship satisfaction. The sample consisted of 334 women from Israel, USA, Türkiye, and Spain. An unconstrained general model elucidates the connections among relationship satisfaction, avoidant attachment, and conflict solving strategies across all countries; yet, the strength of certain associations varies based on the dimensions of masculinity and individualism. In individualistic countries, avoidant attachment predicts lower relationship satisfaction in women. The prediction of own withdrawal by avoidant attachment remains similar among women, regardless of the individualism dimension. Nevertheless, in feminine (i.e., role egalitarian) countries, the link between female’s avoidant attachment and their partner’s use of positive conflict solving strategies is stronger. Additionally, the withdrawal strategy predicts partner demand to a greater extent in women from feminine countries. These findings will assist professionals from different countries in developing culturally sensitive and tailored prevention and intervention tools.

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Integrating Two Families: Factors Influencing Relationship Satisfaction Among Intercultural Couples

Maffini

Paradis

Molthen

2022

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

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Though rates of people dating and marrying outside of their own culture continue to rise across the U.S., families may struggle to accept this choice. In turn, the family’s attitudes toward one’s partner can impact relational dynamics of an intercultural couple. Framed within Ecological Systems Theory, this study examines individual, couple, and family level influences on relationship satisfaction among individuals in intercultural relationships. Participants ( N = 264) self-identified as being in a relationship with someone who was of a different race, ethnicity, or culture and completed a brief online survey. Results from a hierarchical regression show that psychological well-being (psychological distress, satisfaction with life), conflict management strategies (constructive, destructive), and family acceptance account for 58% of the variance of relationship satisfaction indicating they are significant factors in overall relationship satisfaction among individuals in intercultural relationships. Furthermore, family acceptance moderated the connection between both constructive and destructive conflict management styles and relationship satisfaction; however, family acceptance did not moderate psychological well-being and relationship satisfaction. Findings shed light on the importance of individual psychological well-being, couples’ conflict management strategies, and family acceptance as significant contributors to relationship satisfaction among those in intercultural relationships.

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Navigating Intercultural Relational Dynamics: The Roles of Attachment and Cultural Values

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Romantic Relationship Education: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Turkiye

Romantic Relationship Education: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Turkiye

Women’s avoidant attachment, conflict solving, and relationship satisfaction through individualism and masculinity

Integrating Two Families: Factors Influencing Relationship Satisfaction Among Intercultural Couples

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