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Item Honoring your family when they are miles away: family-of-origin factors affecting couple relationship satisfaction in Asian, Anglo, and Asian-Anglo couples(Texas Tech University, 2007-12) Ro, Hye-Sun; Wampler, Richard S.; Reifman, Alan; Wampler, Karen S.; Busby, Dean M.Using multiple group path analyses, existing models of family-of-origin, social contextual factors, and couple relationship satisfaction were revised and tested with 166 Asian, 264 Asian-Anglo, and 300 Anglo couples using the RELATE questionnaire. Couple was the unit of analyses. Results provided evidence for the applicability of these "Anglo" models with Asian and Asian-Anglo interracial couple relationships with some notable exceptions. In general, paths that were proven to be significant in Anglo population (e.g., parent-child relationship and parental marriage, parent-child relationship and relationship satisfaction) were also significant in Asian and Asian-Anglo population. Also, the paths from parents' support to relationship satisfaction were significant both in Asian and Anglo couple relationships. However, different from expectation, parent support was not a significant factor in predicting interracial couple relationship satisfaction. Further, although male parents' support was not a significant predictor of female relationship satisfaction, female parents' support was a significant predictor both for the male and female relationship satisfaction across the three groups, suggesting the importance of female parents' approval of the relationships in predicting both partner's relationship satisfaction. In addition, although the pathways from family violence history to parentchild relationship quality were significantly negative in mixed and Anglo couple relationships, the same paths were not significant but positive in Asian couples. Finally, different from some previous findings, religion was not a significant predictor of relationship satisfaction across the three groups. This finding argues for a more detailed examination of the way couples handle their religious similarities and differences. In order to provide culturally sensitive and competent services, marriage and family therapists should not only be aware of the different cultural characteristics but also respect the traditional values of specific cultures. Although this study is not free of limitations, the present study provides valuable information to the field of marriage and family therapy in that it examined the relationship dynamics of Asian Americans and Asian-Anglo interracial relationships. Future studies including acculturation/assimilation variables and ethnic origins of Asian American would be helpful in extending the cultural sensitivity of marriage and family therapists.Item Perceptions of same-race and interracial dating couples on sexuality and relationship variables(Texas Tech University, 2007-05) Carrasco, GabrielaAttitudes towards interracial dating and marriage have historically been used as barometers of racial acceptance in this country. As such, the interracial relationships literature focuses on attitudes towards different racial and ethnic groups as potential romantic partners, and on reactions from individuals in interracial couples regarding their relationship. However, the interracial relationships literature rarely examines the specific perceptions that interracial couples elicit. The research that does examine perceptions of same-race and interracial couples suggests that participants may form different perceptions for same-race and interracial couples. Interestingly, some of this research also suggests that participants may rate Black and Hispanic targets significantly different from each other on education, social economic status, and personality variables. Unfortunately, the interracial relationships literature does not address in detail how race may alter perceived sexuality. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine whether individuals altered their perceptions of a couple and the individuals in the couple based on the couple’s racial composition. In addition, the current study attempted to replicate results where participants rated Black and Hispanic targets significantly different on socioeconomic, personality, and education variables. Finally, the current study examined whether variations in the racial composition of the couple would elicit different ratings of the targets’ sexuality and other relationship variables. Participants included 270 students enrolled at Texas Tech University. These participants were recruited from the Department of Psychology Human Participant Pool and from classes in upper division psychology courses. Participants viewed pictures, read a vignette about either a same-race or an interracial couple, and then rated the individuals in the couple and the couples as a whole on several measures. These measures included a Demographics Questionnaire, a Couples Perception Questionnaire, and an adapted version of the Sociosexuality Orientation Inventory. Participants were also asked to answer supplemental questionnaires including a relationships questionnaire and two motivations questionnaires. The results from the current study suggest that participants do not perceive Black and Hispanic targets as significantly different on socioeconomic status, personality, or education variables. However, the results also suggest that participants appear to perceive same-race and interracial couples differently on certain variables. Interestingly, participants were more able, or willing, to differentiate between the same-race and interracial couples on very general questions but not detail-oriented questions.