Introductory Analysis of Factors Affecting Intercultural Couples in the Context of Singapore

Skowronski, Dariusz; Danx, Daniel Justin Fong Tay; Wan, Michelle Ho Wen; Shi, Ying Cherie Toh; Marjorie, Fernandez Tricia; Waszyńska, Katarzyna

doi:10.14746/se.2014.30.15

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“…Intercultural couples, compared to intracultural couples, are prone to higher levels of internal minor stress due to their cultural differences (Bustamante et al, 2011;Holzapfel et al, 2018;Skowroński et al, 2014). Applying Bodenmann's (1997) Systematic-Transactional Model (STM), this study examined the cross-over effect of internal minor stress on marital satisfaction.…”

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The Effect of Internal Minor Stress on Marital Satisfaction in Indonesian Intercultural Couples

Wisnuwardhani

Putri

2020

Digital Press Social Sciences and Humanities

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Intercultural couples face cultural conflicts in their marriage, resulting in internal minor stress. Stress as a dyadic phenomenon – commonly found in marriage – affects both individuals involved in the relationship. As a result, couples experience low levels of marital satisfaction. Forty-five intercultural couples from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi Bandung, and Pekanbaru completed this study. The highlight of this study was the use of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model in the data analysis, using the APIM_SEM application. The result from this study implied that internal minor stress affected marital satisfaction at an individual level, however, no significant effects were found in the partner-effect. 

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The Effect of Internal Minor Stress on Marital Satisfaction in Indonesian Intercultural Couples

Wisnuwardhani

Putri

2020

Digital Press Social Sciences and Humanities

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“…Some disagreements are more manageable than others. Language and communication, stereotypes, child rearing, and financial issues were found to be other sources for such disagreements and conflicts (Skowronski et al, 2014). Other researchers suggest that conflicts may be the result of personality differences or situational factors and are not exclusively the byproduct of cultural differences (Garcia, 2006).…”

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Marrying out: Exploring Dimensions of Cross-National Marriages among Qataris

Al-Harahsheh¹,

Meer²,

Aref³

et al. 2020

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In an age of social transformation characterized by globalization, wireless communication, and ease of travel and migration, more and more people around the world are marrying across national boundaries. This has occurred worldwide with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as no exception to this trend. As with the rest of the GCC, Qatar has witnessed remarkable social changes because of the discovery of petroleum resources that have affected the daily lives of people within Qatar in myriad ways. This includes marriage patterns, whereby cross-national marriages (marriages with non-Qataris) have shown a marked increase during the past few years, reaching 21% of total Qatari marriages in 2015 compared with only 16.5% in 1985.

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“…Therefore, intercultural like mono-cultural couples undergo challenges such as mutual accommodation and adjustment for possible different habits, moods, and lifestyles (Gaines, Clark, & Afful, 2015). They also both share the basic needs for affection, support, trust, and respect from one another essential in maintaining a satisfying conjugal relationship (Skowro nski et al, 2014).…”

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Identity, Couple and Intergroup Dynamics in Intercultural Families: Implications on Life Satisfaction of Partners

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The current study analyzed how identity, couple, and intergroup dynamics are related to life satisfaction among 210 intercultural partners living in Italy. Three levels of analysis were considered: a micro level, taking into account the identity aspect of each partner in terms of self-or hetero-ethnic identification; a meso level, examining the passion, commitment, and intimacy of the couple sphere of the partners; a macro level investigating the discrimination that partners can perceive by the community as an effect of the relationship between dominant and minority groups. The results show that for both partners, foreign and Italian, the variables that have a predictive value on life satisfaction bring into play the couple and the intergroup dynamics, leaving out the identitary one. Specifically, increased perceived discrimination as a member of a mixed couple leads to decreased life satisfaction by partners. In turn, we can see that a strong intimacy between partners enhances their life satisfaction. These results introduce a reflection on the role of the differences about the ethnic identity, considered erroneously the main cause of dissatisfaction in the mixed couple. The implications of the study are described and suggestions for future research discussed.

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Introductory Analysis of Factors Affecting Intercultural Couples in the Context of Singapore

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

The Effect of Internal Minor Stress on Marital Satisfaction in Indonesian Intercultural Couples

The Effect of Internal Minor Stress on Marital Satisfaction in Indonesian Intercultural Couples

Marrying out: Exploring Dimensions of Cross-National Marriages among Qataris

Identity, Couple and Intergroup Dynamics in Intercultural Families: Implications on Life Satisfaction of Partners

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