Adult Attachment, Social Self-Efficacy, Familismo, and Psychological Wellbeing: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
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This cross-cultural study investigated a moderated indirect effect model in which country membership and familismo were hypothesized to moderate the direct and indirect effects of attachment insecurity on well-being variables. A total of 360 Mexican university students from Mexico and 235 Mexican American university students from the United States completed research questionnaires. Results indicated that insecure attachment was associated with depressive symptoms and life satisfaction via an indirect effect of social self-efficacy (SSE) and that the indirect effects of attachment avoidance varied significantly by country membership. Familismo was also found to be a significant moderator for the direct effects of attachment anxiety on life satisfaction. Finally, several significant three-way interactions were found suggesting that the buffering effects of familismo on the direct and indirect paths of insecure attachment on SSE and outcome variables vary significantly by country membership. The limitations and implications are discussed.
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Individuals with high adult attachment anxiety show an excessive need for approval with a significant negative impact on general psychological well-being.
“which shows that individuals with high adult attachment anxiety show an excessive need for approval with a significant negative impact on general psychological well-being [69].”
From Exploring the Association between Attachment Style, Psychological Well-Being, and Relationship Status in Young Adults and Adults—A Cross-Sectional Study (2023) · cites this paper as [69]
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- Authors
- Zamudio, G., Wang, C. D., & Jin, L.
- Affiliations
- University of North Texas (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Chiachih DC
- Venue
- The Counseling Psychologist
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-06-26
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 922-952
- ISSN
- 0011-0000 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3861
- OpenAlex
- W3038046850
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 4.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Counseling Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- adult attachment, insecure attachment, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety, social self-efficacy, familismo, psychological well-being, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, Mexican university students, cross-cultural comparison
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