This study examined the attitude toward parental control of mate choice, and two potential factors related to this, that is, opposition to out-group mating and ethnic identification, in the five major ethnic groups from the Republic of Surinam (n = 500), that is, Hindustani, Creoles, Maroons, Javanese, and people of Mixed descent. Some of the main differences between groups were the following: Hindustani and Maroons had a more positive attitude toward parental control than all other groups, Hindustani were more opposed to out-group mating than all other groups, and Maroons expressed more identification with their ethnic group than any other group. Women, as compared with men, valued parental control of mate choice more and expressed more opposition to out-group mating. All effects of ethnic group and gender were independent of the demographic variables on which the groups differed significantly. A positive attitude toward parental control of mate choice was associated with more opposition to interethnic mating and with more ethnic identification. The results are discussed in the context of research on the persistence and independence of cultural differences.

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苏里南配偶选择、反对外群交配和种族认同的首选父母控制

本研究调查了来自苏里南共和国的五个主要民族（n = 500）中父母对配偶选择控制的态度，以及与此相关的两个潜在因素，即反对外群交配和种族认同，即印度斯坦人、克里奥尔人、褐红人、爪哇人和混合血统的人。群体之间的一些主要差异如下：印度斯坦人和褐红人对父母控制的态度比所有其他群体都更积极，印度斯坦人比所有其他群体更反对群外交配，褐红人表达了对他们种族群体的更多认同比任何其他组。与男性相比，女性更看重父母对配偶选择的控制，更反对外群交配。种族和性别的所有影响都独立于各组之间存在显着差异的人口统计变量。对父母控制配偶选择的积极态度与更多反对种族间交配和更多种族认同有关。研究结果在文化差异的持久性和独立性研究的背景下进行了讨论。