Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies

Family functioning (FF) is associated with patterns of adults’ close relationship attachment, which works differently in western and non-western societies. In this study, the relationship between FF and attachment (A), as well as the difference in relationship between FF and A across western and non...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Alavi, Adibah Abdul Latif, Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa, Mansour Amini
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Published: Routledge 2020
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author Masoumeh Alavi,
Adibah Abdul Latif,
Mohd Tajudin Ninggal,
Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa,
Mansour Amini,
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Adibah Abdul Latif,
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Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa,
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description Family functioning (FF) is associated with patterns of adults’ close relationship attachment, which works differently in western and non-western societies. In this study, the relationship between FF and attachment (A), as well as the difference in relationship between FF and A across western and non-western societies were examined. A total of 600 young adults (294 males, 306 females) were recruited from western and non-western societies through the SurveyCircle and social media and communication applications. The data was analyzed using PLS-SEM and multigroup analysis, and the results showed that in western and non-western societies, family adaptability and cohesion were significantly associated with anxiety, close, and depend attachments. Unexpectedly, higher family adaptability was associated with higher anxiety attachment. The associations among family adaptability and cohesion with anxiety …
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spelling oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:13682021-07-21T11:05:33Z Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies Masoumeh Alavi, Adibah Abdul Latif, Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa, Mansour Amini, BF Psychology Family functioning (FF) is associated with patterns of adults’ close relationship attachment, which works differently in western and non-western societies. In this study, the relationship between FF and attachment (A), as well as the difference in relationship between FF and A across western and non-western societies were examined. A total of 600 young adults (294 males, 306 females) were recruited from western and non-western societies through the SurveyCircle and social media and communication applications. The data was analyzed using PLS-SEM and multigroup analysis, and the results showed that in western and non-western societies, family adaptability and cohesion were significantly associated with anxiety, close, and depend attachments. Unexpectedly, higher family adaptability was associated with higher anxiety attachment. The associations among family adaptability and cohesion with anxiety … Routledge 2020-07 Article PeerReviewed https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=vjrl20 Masoumeh Alavi, and Adibah Abdul Latif, and Mohd Tajudin Ninggal, and Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa, and Mansour Amini, (2020) Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies. The Journal of Psychology, 154 (5). pp. 346-366. ISSN 1940-1019 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1368/
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Masoumeh Alavi,
Adibah Abdul Latif,
Mohd Tajudin Ninggal,
Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa,
Mansour Amini,
Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title_full Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title_fullStr Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title_full_unstemmed Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title_short Family Functioning and Attachment among Young Adults in Western and Non-Western Societies
title_sort family functioning and attachment among young adults in western and non-western societies
topic BF Psychology
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