Young Adults’ Attachment Orientations and Psychological Health Across Cultures: The Moderating Role of Individualism and Collectivism

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2017-10-11 DOI:10.1017/jrr.2017.17

H. Lin, P. Chew, R. Wilkinson

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Abstract

Claims that adult attachment differences across cultures are associated with individual differences in individualism and collectivism have seldom been evaluated. This study investigates how individualism and collectivism may relate to adult attachment orientations (anxiety and avoidance) and whether they moderate the attachment–psychological health link. In samples of young adults from Western (Australians, n = 143) and Eastern (Singaporeans, n = 146) locations, individual differences in individualism and collectivism were significantly associated with attachment avoidance but not anxiety. As predicted, attachment anxiety predicted worse negative symptoms more strongly among individuals higher in collectivism across cultures. However, individualism and collectivism did not moderate the relation between avoidance and negative symptoms. Results suggest there are other factors leading to the differential moderating effect of individualism and collectivism in the attachment–wellbeing link across cultures. The current study highlights the need to look beyond cultural stereotypes in clinical practice.

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跨文化青年依恋取向与心理健康:个人主义和集体主义的调节作用

不同文化的成人依恋差异与个人主义和集体主义的个体差异有关的说法很少得到评估。本研究探讨了个人主义和集体主义与成人依恋取向(焦虑和回避)之间的关系，以及它们是否调节依恋与心理健康之间的联系。在来自西部(澳大利亚，143)和东部(新加坡，146)地区的年轻人样本中，个人主义和集体主义的个体差异与依恋回避显著相关，但与焦虑无关。正如所预测的那样，在不同文化的集体主义程度较高的个体中，依恋焦虑预示着更严重的负面症状。然而，个人主义和集体主义并没有调节回避与负面症状之间的关系。研究结果表明，在不同文化中，个人主义和集体主义对依恋-幸福感的调节作用存在差异，这是由其他因素导致的。目前的研究强调了在临床实践中超越文化刻板印象的必要性。

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