Saving graces: Impact of partner support and maternal attachment on partner attachments in an individualistic and a collectivist context

Ho, Man Yee; Zhang, Hong; Lin, Dan; Lu, Aitao; Bond, Michael Harris; Chan, Chun Chung; Friedman, Michael

doi:10.1111/j.1467-839x.2010.01297.x

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“…However, as we have not measured relatedness in the present study, this possible explanation would need further investigation to substantiate the claim. The results are consistent with the findings of Ho et al. (2010) and Chen et al.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The findings relevant to the association between predictors of romantic relationship styles or the association between romantic relationship styles or coping styles and well‐being were also inconclusive. Ho et al. (2010) found that the linkage between partner support and romantic attachment avoidance was stronger among Hong Kong Chinese than among Americans.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Romantic Relationships, Relationship Styles, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress among Chinese and Australian Young Adults

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This study examined the association between relationship styles, coping strategies, and psychological distress among 144 Anglo-Australian and 250 Hong Kong Chinese undergraduate students. The results indicated that relationship styles (secure, clingy, and fickle) influenced psychological distress through their association with coping strategies (avoidance and self-punishment). Society of residence was a moderating factor for the association between clingy relationship style and psychological distress. Females also reported higher levels of psychological distress than males. Among participants who had experienced a romantic relationship break up, participants endorsing clingy relationship style and those whose partners initiated the break up expressed more hurt in comparison, whereas those who endorsed avoidance strategy reported less hurt. The results of the present study also suggested that psychosocial variables (relationship styles, coping strategies) were generally more important than demographic factors (e.g., age) in predicting mental health outcomes. However, relationship styles and coping strategies may operate differently under different contexts.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Romantic Relationships, Relationship Styles, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress among Chinese and Australian Young Adults

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“…Thus, the common avoidance features of PTSD did not extend to all attachment figures in a consistent fashion. Initial conceptualizations of attachment theory posited that an overarching internal working model would be relatively stable across different figures (Bretherton and Munholland 1999;Weiss 1994), and some studies have reported correlations between childhood attachments and adult attachment styles (e.g., Ho et al 2010). However, the differential attachment results in this exploratory study are consistent with a growing body of research demonstrating that attachments to different figures have been found to be independent (Bernier and Matte-Gagné 2011;Lindberg et al 2015b;Lindberg et al 2015a;Lindberg et al 2012;Lindberg and Thomas 2011;Madigan et al 2011).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

An Exploratory Study of Attachments and Posttraumatic Stress in Combat Veterans

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The purpose of this exploratory study was to evaluate the potential value of comparing specific attachments to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in combat veterans with a new measure of attachments. A case series of 22 combat veterans in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center clinic completed PTSD Checklist -Military Version (PCL-M), Trauma Symptom Inventory -2nd Edition, and the Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ) as part of a pilot study for a larger project. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations were used to examine the data. Although there were significant negative correlations between self-rated PTSD symptoms and avoidant (r = −0.44) and ambivalent (r = −0.55) attachment scores towards their mothers, suggesting a novel type of enmeshment, positive correlations were found between PTSD symptoms and avoidant partner attachments scores (r = 0.47). There were no significant correlations between the attachment scales to father and PTSD symptoms. The ACIQ Ambivalent Partner scale was only related to TSI-2 scales Intrusive Experiences (r = −0.44) and Defensive Avoidance (r = −0.44). An exploratory regression model using attachment variables identified from correlations and predicting PCL scores was significant (R 2 = 0.48); however, only Avoidant Partner scale contributed significant variance (β = 0.42, p = 0.024). The potency of the partner scale suggests a potential target for future research and intervention. These data point to new questions to be explored with larger samples and more sophisticated statistical techniques, and further highlighting the complexity of attachment and PTSD. Research suggests that the prevalence rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in combat veterans is approximately 16 % (Gates et al. 2012). Between 2004 and 2009, the Veterans Health Administration spent approximately $1.4 billion on PTSD treatment (Congressional Budget Office 2012), PTSD research expenditures by the US government were $24.5 million in 2009 (Monegain 2011), and $45 million in research funding was more recently awarded to form the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD in a joint effort by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD 2015). Despite increased research and treatment efforts related to PTSD in veterans, it remains unclear why some suffer a greater number and/or more severe PTSD symptoms than others following similar combat experiences. The relationship of attachments in significant social relationships is one area of research that has received relatively little attention in the literature. If found significant, the contribution of attachment factors to the risk for developing PTSD could provide researchers additional information with which to understand PTSD etiology, and thus inform prevention and policy. Additionally, identification of significant and maladaptive attachment factors in this population could allow clinicians to improve care of veterans by adding specific attachment issue...

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“…Particularly, Chinese culture is extremely social‐oriented and stresses context communication (Hofstede, ). Chinese are strongly affected by normative and social values (Ho et al ., ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

We-commerce: Exploring factors influencing online group-buying intention in Taiwan from a conformity perspective

Chen

Lü

2014

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

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Group buying is a relatively new online consumption practice. Consumers negotiate product or service prices with businesses to obtain low prices or an increased number of products. This study investigates factors influencing online group-buying intention from a conformity perspective. An online survey is used to sample 650 online group buyers in Taiwan. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is applied to examine the hypotheses within the theoretical framework. Analytical results indicate that social factors (online recommendations, media recommendations, and personal recommendations) positively affect social influence and online group-buying intention. Individual factors (compliance and attention-to-social-comparison-information) positively affect social influence and conformity. Psychological factors (financial risk, performance risk, and social risk) negatively affect online group-buying intention, and are positively correlated with social influence and conformity. Furthermore, social influence (informational influence and normative influence) are positively correlated with conformity and online group-buying intention. Social influence and conformity are positively correlated with online group-buying intention. Finally, implications of analytical findings are discussed.

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Saving graces: Impact of partner support and maternal attachment on partner attachments in an individualistic and a collectivist context

Cited by 13 publications

References 48 publications

Romantic Relationships, Relationship Styles, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress among Chinese and Australian Young Adults

Romantic Relationships, Relationship Styles, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress among Chinese and Australian Young Adults

An Exploratory Study of Attachments and Posttraumatic Stress in Combat Veterans

We-commerce: Exploring factors influencing online group-buying intention in Taiwan from a conformity perspective

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