Bejanyan Kathrine, Marshall Tara C, Ferenczi Nelli
Department of Psychology, Brunel University London, UK.
Front Psychol. 2014 Dec 2;5:1355. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01355. eCollection 2014.
Previous studies have established that Indians tend to be greater in collectivism and gender role traditionalism than Americans. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether these differences explained further cultural differences in romantic beliefs, traditional mate preferences, and anticipation of future difficulties in marital life. Results revealed that Indians reported greater collectivism than Americans and, in turn, held stronger romantic beliefs. Additionally, Indians' greater collectivism and endorsement of more traditional gender roles in part predicted their preferences for a marital partner possessing traditional characteristics, and fully accounted for their heightened concerns about encountering future difficulties in marital life. These results shed light on the processes underlying cultural differences in relationship attitudes and preferences, and point to culture-specific therapies to enhance marital functioning.
先前的研究已经证实，印度人在集体主义和性别角色传统观念方面往往比美国人更强。本研究的目的是检验这些差异是否能进一步解释在浪漫信念、传统择偶偏好以及对未来婚姻生活困难的预期方面的文化差异。结果显示，印度人比美国人表现出更强的集体主义，相应地，他们也持有更强的浪漫信念。此外，印度人更强的集体主义以及对更传统性别角色的认同，在一定程度上预测了他们对具有传统特征的婚姻伴侣的偏好，并完全解释了他们对未来婚姻生活中遇到困难的高度担忧。这些结果揭示了关系态度和偏好方面文化差异背后的过程，并指出了针对特定文化的疗法以改善婚姻功能。
