The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience
In this age of globalization, sojourning is becoming an increasingly common experience. This prospective study sought to examine the differential effects of maternal, paternal and cultural attachments on young adults’ (n = 305) ability to adapt to a foreign culture. 258 control participants were inc...
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| author | Phua, Yee Ling Desiree |
| author2 | Michael J. Meaney |
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| description | In this age of globalization, sojourning is becoming an increasingly common experience. This prospective study sought to examine the differential effects of maternal, paternal and cultural attachments on young adults’ (n = 305) ability to adapt to a foreign culture. 258 control participants were included to demonstrate the uniqueness of cross-cultural adaptations. In addition, this study also looked at whether one’s genetic predisposition moderated the relationship between attachments and intercultural adjustment. Current findings suggest paternal and cultural attachments were of particular importance. These effects were not present if participants were not in a foreign culture. Furthermore, overprotectiveness of fathers was especially important to how difficult sojourners perceived the cross-cultural experience to be, but it was the care dimension that predicted whether having a difficult experience led to lower self-esteem when sojourners returned home. Lastly, individual’s genetic predispositions did moderate the effect of attachments on how much difficulties individuals experienced overseas. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/690572024-01-12T10:18:24Z The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience Phua, Yee Ling Desiree Michael J. Meaney Hong Ying-yi Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology In this age of globalization, sojourning is becoming an increasingly common experience. This prospective study sought to examine the differential effects of maternal, paternal and cultural attachments on young adults’ (n = 305) ability to adapt to a foreign culture. 258 control participants were included to demonstrate the uniqueness of cross-cultural adaptations. In addition, this study also looked at whether one’s genetic predisposition moderated the relationship between attachments and intercultural adjustment. Current findings suggest paternal and cultural attachments were of particular importance. These effects were not present if participants were not in a foreign culture. Furthermore, overprotectiveness of fathers was especially important to how difficult sojourners perceived the cross-cultural experience to be, but it was the care dimension that predicted whether having a difficult experience led to lower self-esteem when sojourners returned home. Lastly, individual’s genetic predispositions did moderate the effect of attachments on how much difficulties individuals experienced overseas. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (NBS) 2016-10-07T02:01:40Z 2016-10-07T02:01:40Z 2016 Thesis Phua, D. Y. L . (2016). The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/69057 10.32657/10356/69057 en 154 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology Phua, Yee Ling Desiree The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title | The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title_full | The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title_fullStr | The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title_short | The complexity of individual and socio-cultural ecology : interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| title_sort | complexity of individual and socio cultural ecology interaction of genes and attachments on intercultural experience |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology |
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