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Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India to determine their perceived attitudes toward romanticism. The second objective was to investigate whether age, gender, and parents' marital status were related to romanticism. A third objective was to examine cultural differences in the American and Turkish respondents' attitudes about preferred qualities in a potential mate. Results showed that the American young adults were most romantic, followed by the Turkish students, and Indians had the lowest romanticism score. Female college students in all three cultures were significantly more romantic than males. Age and parents' marital status were not related to romanticism. Cultural differences were found in conjunction to desired qualities in a prospective partner. American and Turkish young adults differed significantly in their attitudes toward the following attributes: having similar political ideologies, being well educated, being affectionate, having a good job, having similar interests, and not having a prior marriage. Gender differences were also found with regard to desired qualities in a potential partner. Males and females differed significantly in their rankings of having a good job, being physically attractive, having similar political ideologies, being well educated, and not having a prior marriage. Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed. L'échelle Knox Sprakowski concernant les attitudes envers l'amour romantique, une liste des 13 qualités désirées chez l'éventuel(le) conjoint(e) et un questionnaire démographique furent distribués à 641 jeunes adultes dans trois universités internationales, aux États-Unis, en Turquie et en Inde. L'enquête repose sur un corpus comprenant 200 étudiants américains de l'ouest des Etats-Unis, 223 collégiens du centre de la Turquie ainsi que 218 étudiants inscrits dans une université dans l'ouest de l'Inde. Les objectifs de cette enquête consistaient à découvrir (1) Quelles étaient les attitudes de ces jeunes envers l'amourromantique ; (2) Si l'âge, le sexe et le statut matrimonial des parents avaient ou non une influence sur l'attitude de ces jeunes en matière sentimentale; (3) De cerner si des différences culturelles se dégageaient par rapport aux qualités recherchées chez les futurs conjoints par les sujets américains et turcs. Les résultats obtenus ont permis de bien circonscrire ces diverses attitudes. En particulier, ils ont révélé que les jeunes Américains apparaissaient les plus romantiques, suivis par les jeunes Turcs tandis que les réponses des étudiants de l'Inde les classaient comme les moins romantiques. Par ailleurs, les réponses des étudiantes des trois cultures démontrent des attitudes significativement plus romantiques que celles des étudiants de sexe masculin. On note que l'âge et le statut matrimonial des parents semblent n'avoir aucune relation avec les attitudes sentimentales de ces jeunes. Cette recherche démontre aussi une corrélation entre les différences culturelles et certaines des qualités désirées chez l'être aimé. Les attitudes des jeunes Américains et des étudiants turcs différaient de manière significative par rapport aux caractéristiques suivantes : mêmes opinions politiques, bon niveau d'éducation, être de type affectueux, avoir un bon poste, avoir des similarités intellectuelles et récréationnelles. Les personnes de sexe féminin présentent également des attitudes très divergentes de celles des hommes dans le choix des qualités souhaitées chez leurs conjoints notamment pour certains aspects : avoir un bon emploi, apparence physique attrayante, mêmes croyances idéologiques et politiques, bon niveau d'éducation et n'avoir pas été marié(e) auparavant. La portée des résultats de cette recherche est examinée tant pour les chercheurs que pour les praticiens. Las actitudes de Knox y de Sporakowski hacia escala romántica del amante, una lista de 13 deseó calidades en un socio anticipado, y un cuestionario demográfico fue distribuido a un total de 641 adultos jóvenes en tres universidades internacionales en América, Turquía, y la India. La muestra consistió en 200 adultos jóvenes americanos en los E.E.U.U. occidentales, 223 estudiantes turcos de la universidad en Turquía central, y 218 adultos jóvenes indios alistados en una universidad en la India occidental para determinar sus actitudes percibidas hacia romanticism. El segundo objetivo era investigar si edad, género, y los padres? El estado civil fue relacionado con el romanticism. Un tercer objetivo era examinar diferencias culturales en los respondedores americanos y turcos? Actitudes sobre calidades preferidas en un compañero potencial. Los resultados mostraron que los adultos jóvenes americanos eran los más románticos, seguido por los estudiantes turcos, y los indios tenían la cuenta más baja del romanticism. Los estudiantes femeninos de la universidad en las tres culturas estaban considerablemente más romántico que varones. Edad y padres? el estado civil no fue relacionado con el romanticism. Las diferencias culturales fueron encontradas en la conjunción a las calidades deseadas en un socio anticipado. Los adultos jóvenes americanos y turcos diferenciaron perceptiblemente en sus actitudes hacia los atributos siguientes: teniendo ideologías políticas similares, siendo instruido, siendo cariñoso, teniendo un buen trabajo, teniendo intereses similares, y no teniendo una unión anterior. Las diferencias del género también fueron encontradas con respecto a calidades deseadas en un socio potencial. Los varones y las hembras diferenciaron perceptiblemente en sus graduaciones del tener un buen trabajo, de ser físicamente atractivos, del tener ideologías políticas similares, de ser instruidos, y del no tener una unión anterior. Las implicaciones para los investigadores y los médicos se discuten.
Attitudes Toward Parenting Strategies, Potential for Child Abuse, and Parental Satisfaction of Ethnically Diverse Low-Income U.S. Mothers
Among a sample of 176 low-income mothers from 3 ethnic groups in the United States, the authors investigated ethnic differences in attitudes toward preferred parenting strategies, or styles; ethnic differences in the potential for child abuse; and the relationship between parenting strategies, the potential for child abuse, and parental satisfaction. They distributed the Maternal Reactions to Child's Deviant Behavior subscale (K. M. Rickard, W. Graziano, & R. Forehand, 1984), a shortened version of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI; J. S. Milner & R. C. Wimberley, 1979), and a Parental Satisfaction Scale (N. P. Medora, S. M. Wilson, & J. Larson, 1996) to the participants. The results indicated no significant ethnic differences in preferred parenting styles. Mothers from all 3 ethnic groups ranked praise and reasoning as the 1st and 2nd preferred parenting strategies. There were no ethnic differences in the perceived potential for child abuse. Parental satisfaction was negatively related to 2 of the CAPI subscales-Loneliness and Problems. The parenting strategy reasoning was positively correlated with parental satisfaction.
Romanticism and Self-Esteem among Pregnant Adolescents, Adolescent Mothers, and Nonpregnant, Nonparenting Teens
Feelings of romanticism and self-esteem among pregnant adolescents, adolescent mothers, and a control group of nonpregnant, nonparenting adolescents were investigated. The Bachman Self-Esteem Scale (Bachman, O'Malley, & Johnston, 1978) and the Dean Romanticism Scale (Dean, 1961) were distributed to 649 U.S. female adolescents-255 pregnant adolescents, 121 adolescent mothers, and 273 teenagers in the control group. For romanticism, the results indicated a significant main effect for group (pregnant teens, teen mothers, and a control group consisting of nonpregnant, nonparenting teenagers) and ethnicity (White, Hispanic, African American, and Asian) but not for age (13 to 15 years and 16 to 19 years). The pregnant teens and teen mothers thus had a higher degree of romanticism than the control group did. For self-esteem, there was a significant main effect for race, but not for group or for age. This main effect was qualified by a significant interaction between ethnicity and age.
East-Indian college student's perceptions of family strengths
The Family Strengths Inventory (FSI), and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to 218 college students (120 women and 98 men), enrolled at a large university in Western India to determine their attitudes toward family strengths. A second objective was to determine whether ten demographic variables: age, gender, type of parental marriage, family type, parental socioeconomic status, religiosity, maternal employment, number of siblings, familial decisionmaking patterns, and parental marital satisfaction were related to perceived family strengths. A third objective was to determine if the six factors identified as strengths in an American sample when using the Family Strengths Inventory were the same in the Indian sample. Results indicated that three demographic variables were significantly related to family strengths: gender, type of parental marriage, and familial decision-making patterns. Factor analyses showed that five factors explained 40% of the variance in FSI scores for the Indian sample. Implications for studying Indian family strengths using the Family Strengths Inventory are discussed. L'Inventaire des Forces de la Famille (IFF) et un questionnaire démographique furent distribués à 218 étudiants (120 femmes et 98 hommes), inscrits dans une grande université de l'ouest indien pour déterminer leurs attitudes à l'égard des forces de la famille. Le deuxième objectif était de détenriiner si dix variables démographiques (âge, sexe, type de mariage parental; type de famille; statut parental socio-économique; religiosité emploi maternel; nombre d'enfants; modèle de prise de décision parentale et satisfaction maritale des parents) étaient reliées aux forces de la famille perçues. Le troisième objectif était de déterminer si les six facteurs identifiés comme forces dans un échantillon américain lors de l'utilisation de l'IFF étaient les mêmes que dans l'échantillon indien. Les résultats ont indiqué que trois variables démographiques étaient reliées aux forces de la famille d'une façon significative (sexe, type de mariage parental, et modèle de décision parentale). L'analyse factorielle a montré que cinq des facteurs expliquaient 40% de la variance dans les scores du IFF pour l'échantillon indien. Les implications de l'étude des forces de la famille indienne à l'aide de l'Inventaire des Forces de la Famille sont examinées. El Inventario de las Fuerzas de la Familia (IFF) y un cuestionario demográfico faeron distribuidos a 218 estudiantes (120 mujeres y 98 hombres) matriculados en una gan universidad del oeste indio para determiner sus actitudes acerca de las fuerzas de la familiar El segundo objetivo consistía en determinar si seis variables demogáficas (edad, sexo, tipo de matrimonio de los padres; tipo de familia; estatus socioeconómico de los padres; religiosidad; empleo maternal; número de hijos; modelo de toma de decisión de los padres y satisfacción matrimonial de los padres) estaban relacionados con las fuerzas percibidas de la familia El tercer objectivo consistía en determinar si los seis factores identificados como fuerzas en la muestra americans durante la utilización del IFF eran las mismas que en la muestra india. Los resultados indicaron que las variables demográficas eran relacionadas con las fuerzas de la familia de una manera significative (sexo, tipo de matrimonio y modelo de decision de los padres). El análisis factorial mostró que cinco de los factores explican 40% de la variante en los resultados del IFF para la muestra india. Las implicaciones para el estudio de las fuerzas de la familia india usando el Inventario de las Fuerzas de la Familia están debatidos.
Factors Associated with Loneliness among Alcoholics in Rehabilitation Centers
Loneliness questionnaires were distributed to 92 male and 60 female American subjects undergoing treatment in selected alcohol rehabilitation centers. Factors associated with feelings of loneliness for these individuals were investigated. Significant differences were found between the loneliness scores of men and women, between individuals who had different familial histories of alcoholism, and between subjects who indicated various degrees of happiness during the previous year. A significant negative relationship was also found between loneliness and the following variables: self-esteem, self-rated marital satisfaction, self-rated job satisfaction, and number of years alcohol was consumed.
Romanticism and Self-Esteem among Teen Mothers
Examined teen mothers' (N=94) romanticism and self-esteem so as to investigate these variables' relationships among ten independent variables, (e.g., age and sexual activity). Results indicate that five variables were significantly related to romanticism (previous abortion, etc.), whereas two variables were connected to self-esteem (age and birth control use). (RJM)