Abstract

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, close, and depend attachments showed that the strengths of the relationships are significantly different in western and non-western societies, except for the association between family cohesion and anxiety. Based on these results, the cultural differences in terms of FF and young adults’ close relationship attachment were presented for future research, family therapy, and the society.

摘要

家庭功能（FF）与成年人的亲密关系依恋模式相关，在西方和非西方社会中，这种关系的作用不同。在这项研究中，研究了FF与依恋的关系（A），以及西方与非西方社会的FF与A之间的关系差异。通过SurveyCircle以及社交媒体和通讯应用程序，总共从西方和非西方社会招募了600位年轻人（294位男性，306位女性）。使用PLS-SEM和多组分析对数据进行分析，结果表明，在西方和非西方社会，家庭适应能力和凝聚力与焦虑，亲密和依恋密切相关。出乎意料的是，较高的家庭适应性与较高的焦虑依恋相关。家庭适应性和凝聚力与焦虑，亲密和依恋的联系之间的关系表明，除了家庭凝聚力和焦虑之间的联系，这种关系的强度在西方和非西方社会中都存在显着差异。根据这些结果，提出了关于FF和年轻人的亲密关系依恋的文化差异，以供将来研究，家庭治疗和社会使用。