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Romantic beliefs, styles, and relationships among young people from Chinese, Southern European, and Anglo‐Australian backgrounds
Author(s) -
Moore Susan M.,
Leung C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/1467-839x.00075
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychology , romance , psychosocial , masculinity , social psychology , developmental psychology , acculturation , femininity , ethnic group , sociology , psychiatry , anthropology , psychoanalysis
In this study, the romantic beliefs, styles of relating, sex‐role traits, and social self‐efficacy of 433 young people from three cultural groups were assessed and their links with relationship status and loneliness explored. A majority cultural group (Anglo‐Australians) was compared with two minority groups (Chinese‐ and Southern European‐background young people) within the same society. Chinese‐background youth were less likely to be in a romantic relationship and more likely to be lonely than Anglo‐Australian or Southern European‐Australians. Greater loneliness was associated with non‐secure relationship styles, lower social self‐efficacy, and lower scores on psychosocial femininity and masculinity. Predictors of relationship status included romantic attitudes and relationship styles. Some evidence pointed to stronger social efficacy and more secure relationship styles being associated with greater acculturation but it was rather weak and inconsistent.