Cultural identification as a moderator to self-expansion and self-efficacy in interracial romantic relationships
Date of Publication
2017
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Maria Caridad Tarroja
Defense Panel Member
Maria Guadalupe Salanga
Abstract/Summary
The objective of the study was to further explore self-expansion as a psychological construct, its correlation with self-efficacy in the context of romantic relationships, and how that very correlation is affected by an individual's cultural identification. The respondents (n=200), most of whom were young Filipino females, were either formerly or currently part of an interracial relationship. Data were obtained by letting the respondents answer a questionnaire composed of three parts: the first part measured cultural identification using the psychological acculturation scale by Tropp et al. (1999) the second part measured self-expansion using the self expansion questionnaire by Lewandowski (2003 as cited in Kashiwabara, 2006), and the third measured relationship self-efficacy using the relationship self-efficacy scale by Lopez, Morua & Rice (2007). Statistical results confirm the relationship of self-expansion and relationship self-efficacy, and it further reveals how cultural identification moderates the relationship. Moreover, the study highlights the positive impacts of self-expansion beyond the self, as well as the growing importance of culture in relationships. Finally, the study can also help pave way to a less discriminating and more accepting society by advocating for openness to experience.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU19940
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
85 leaves ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Interracial dating; Self-efficacy; Man-woman relationships; Group identity
Recommended Citation
Bausas, K. A., Chan, F. A., Cruz, M. G., & Villegas, M. T. (2017). Cultural identification as a moderator to self-expansion and self-efficacy in interracial romantic relationships. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8019
