Factors Contributing to Personal Commitment in Chinese Interethnic Couples

Zhong, Xinmiao; Malhi, Rebecca

doi:10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.146

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“…Tajfel’s (1979) social identity theory highlights the importance of identification with social groups, in which a sense of belonging to an in-group elicits an individual’s sense of self-esteem, pride, and well-being. Relating the concept of social identity to couples, Zhong and Malhi (2014) proposed that partners in a successful intercultural relationship develop a form of shared cultural identity through negotiating their existing cultural differences.…”

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“…What language(s) will they speak? Researchers have proposed that the negotiation of cultural differences have a significant impact on the quality of intercultural partners’ relationships (Zhong & Malhi, 2014). However, there is no empirical literature on ethnic identity in intercultural couples or on how ethnic identification is associated with couple relationship satisfaction.…”

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Ethnic identification and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese–Western couples.

Kaya¹,

Halford²,

Hiew³

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Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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Rates of international migration and intercultural marriage are rising. Migrants and intercultural partners may experience challenges in defining their ethnic identity relative to their own heritage culture, their partner's heritage culture, and the majority culture of their country of residence. The current study examined Chinese and Western ethnic identification and relationship satisfaction in four cultural combinations of couples: Western-Western (Western male-Western female), Chinese-Chinese (Chinese male-Chinese female), Western male-Chinese female, and Chinese male-Western female. All couples were residing in Brisbane, Australia, a multicultural city with a majority Western culture. Intracultural couples (Western-Western and Chinese-Chinese) reported the strongest ethnic identification with their heritage culture and weakest ethnic identification with their nonheritage culture, whereas intercultural couples (Western male-Chinese female and Chinese male-Western female) demonstrated intermediate identification. Greater similarity between partners on ethnic identification with the majority Western culture of Australia predicted greater relationship satisfaction, but there was no association of relationship satisfaction with partner similarity on Chinese ethnic identification. We discuss patterns of ethnic identification in terms of acculturation of immigrants, the selection of partners who are similar in ethnic identification, and accommodation of individuals' ethnic identification toward their partner's ethnic identification.

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Ethnic identification and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese–Western couples.

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Hiew³

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Rethinking the dichotomy of sexual identity and relational intimacies: Chinese gay men’s mental health in mixed-orientation marriages

Shao

Chen

Borelli

2021

Psychology & Sexuality

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Very little research has examined the psychological adjustment of gay men in mixed-orientation marriages (MOMs)-a marital union wherein one spouse is a sexual minority person (e.g., gay/lesbian, bisexual) while the other is heterosexual. Examining gay men's psychological adjustment in MOMs provides insights into how sexual identity intersects with relationship dynamics to shape mental health in heteronormative societies. Based on survey responses from 54 Chinese gay men in MOMs who simultaneously engage in a same-sex relationship occurring outside of marriages, the current exploratory study examined the relative contributions of marital relationship quality, same-sex relationship quality, and sexual identity to their psychological adjustment (i.e., depression, life satisfaction, and loneliness) in the sociocultural contexts of China. Multiple regression analyses revealed that positive sexual identity was a significantly negative predictor of depression and loneliness and a significantly positive predictor of life satisfaction. Whereas marital relationship quality was significantly and positively associated with life satisfaction and negatively associated with loneliness for gay men in MOMs, same-sex relationship quality was not a significant predictor of their psychological adjustment. Results indicate that both positive sexual identity and marital relationship quality play important roles in the mental health of gay men in MOMs. Discussion focuses on the sociocultural contexts in China that in part shape gay men's situations in MOMs.

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Factors Contributing to Personal Commitment in Chinese Interethnic Couples

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Ethnic identification and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese–Western couples.

Ethnic identification and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese–Western couples.

Rethinking the dichotomy of sexual identity and relational intimacies: Chinese gay men’s mental health in mixed-orientation marriages

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