Monash University Malaysia.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
J Psychol. 2020;154(5):346-366. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2020.1754153. Epub 2020 May 12.
Family functioning (FF) is associated with patterns of adults' close relationship attachment, which works differently in western and non-western societies. In this study, the relationship between FF and attachment (A), as well as the difference in relationship between FF and A across western and non-western societies were examined. A total of 600 young adults (294 males, 306 females) were recruited from western and non-western societies through the SurveyCircle and social media and communication applications. The data was analyzed using PLS-SEM and multigroup analysis, and the results showed that in western and non-western societies, family adaptability and cohesion were significantly associated with anxiety, close, and depend attachments. Unexpectedly, higher family adaptability was associated with higher anxiety attachment. The associations among family adaptability and cohesion with anxiety, close, and depend attachments showed that the strengths of the relationships are significantly different in western and non-western societies, except for the association between family cohesion and anxiety. Based on these results, the cultural differences in terms of FF and young adults' close relationship attachment were presented for future research, family therapy, and the society.
家庭功能（FF）与成年人亲密关系依恋模式有关，而这种模式在西方和非西方社会中有所不同。本研究旨在探讨 FF 与依恋（A）之间的关系，以及 FF 与 A 在西方和非西方社会之间的关系差异。通过 SurveyCircle 和社交媒体及通讯应用程序，从西方和非西方社会中招募了 600 名年轻成年人（294 名男性，306 名女性）。采用 PLS-SEM 和多组分析对数据进行了分析，结果表明，在西方和非西方社会中，家庭适应性和凝聚力与焦虑、亲密和依赖依恋显著相关。出乎意料的是，较高的家庭适应性与较高的焦虑依恋有关。家庭适应性和凝聚力与焦虑、亲密和依赖依恋之间的关系表明，除了家庭凝聚力与焦虑之间的关系外，这些关系在西方和非西方社会中的强度存在显著差异。基于这些结果，为未来的研究、家庭治疗和社会提出了关于 FF 和年轻人亲密关系依恋的文化差异。
