CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP
Background. Many researchers have studied different aspects of marital relationship to find the most important factors that affect it. Often these factors do not correspond to the real issues being faced by spouses from different cultures. The general bias that seems to appear is the assumption that...
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| author | , FAKHER N M KHALILI , Prof. Dr. Sofia Retnowati, MS |
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| description | Background. Many researchers have studied different aspects of marital relationship to find
the most important factors that affect it. Often these factors do not correspond to the real
issues being faced by spouses from different cultures. The general bias that seems to appear
is the assumption that all cultures and societal norms correspond to those views of Western
cultures.
Objectives. This study aimed to answer this question �How Hofstede�s cultural dimensions
affect the perception of marital relationship in term of perception of satisfaction and
commitment for Javanese and Palestinian Arabs?�
Methods. Independent variables are IDV, PDI, MAS, UAI, and LTO. Mediating variables are
DH that stands between PDI and MS, GRO that stands between MAS and MS, and SD, EX,
and NE that stand between UAI and MS. Dependent variables are MS and MC. IDV and LTO
were hypothesized to affect MS and MC directly. Research subjects are 249 Javanese and
354 Palestinians. SEM technique was used to test the hypotheses.
Results. In Javanese sample, the combination of low PDI and LTO (PL) supports perception
of marital relationship (β = 0.538, p < 0.001). The R2 of the effects of cultural dimensions was
moderate (0.39). In Palestinian sample, the combination of low PDI, high UAI, and modest
MAS (PUM) (β = 0.291, p = 0.023) supports perception of marital relationship. The R2 of the
effects of cultural dimensions was small (0.136). For Javanese, they have high levels of MS
and MC. PDI has more powerful effect on perception of MS. The latter effect is through DH.
For Palestinians, they have high levels of MS and MC too. UAI has more powerful effect on
perception of MS. The letter effect is through NE. However, Javanese hold more positive ATD
comparing with Palestinians.
Recommendations. Counselors can recommend strategies for spouses designed to facilitate
the sense of equality specifically in division of household labor. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:1257552016-03-04T08:35:11Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/125755/ CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP , FAKHER N M KHALILI , Prof. Dr. Sofia Retnowati, MS ETD Background. Many researchers have studied different aspects of marital relationship to find the most important factors that affect it. Often these factors do not correspond to the real issues being faced by spouses from different cultures. The general bias that seems to appear is the assumption that all cultures and societal norms correspond to those views of Western cultures. Objectives. This study aimed to answer this question �How Hofstede�s cultural dimensions affect the perception of marital relationship in term of perception of satisfaction and commitment for Javanese and Palestinian Arabs?� Methods. Independent variables are IDV, PDI, MAS, UAI, and LTO. Mediating variables are DH that stands between PDI and MS, GRO that stands between MAS and MS, and SD, EX, and NE that stand between UAI and MS. Dependent variables are MS and MC. IDV and LTO were hypothesized to affect MS and MC directly. Research subjects are 249 Javanese and 354 Palestinians. SEM technique was used to test the hypotheses. Results. In Javanese sample, the combination of low PDI and LTO (PL) supports perception of marital relationship (β = 0.538, p < 0.001). The R2 of the effects of cultural dimensions was moderate (0.39). In Palestinian sample, the combination of low PDI, high UAI, and modest MAS (PUM) (β = 0.291, p = 0.023) supports perception of marital relationship. The R2 of the effects of cultural dimensions was small (0.136). For Javanese, they have high levels of MS and MC. PDI has more powerful effect on perception of MS. The latter effect is through DH. For Palestinians, they have high levels of MS and MC too. UAI has more powerful effect on perception of MS. The letter effect is through NE. However, Javanese hold more positive ATD comparing with Palestinians. Recommendations. Counselors can recommend strategies for spouses designed to facilitate the sense of equality specifically in division of household labor. [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013 Thesis NonPeerReviewed , FAKHER N M KHALILI and , Prof. Dr. Sofia Retnowati, MS (2013) CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP. UNSPECIFIED thesis, UNSPECIFIED. http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=65931 |
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| title | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| title_full | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| title_fullStr | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| title_full_unstemmed | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| title_short | CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| title_sort | cultural dimensions and marital relationship |
| topic | ETD |
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