Citation

Kim IJ, Zane NWS. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2004; 10(2): 151-168.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545, USA. ikim1@nd.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1099-9809.10.2.151

PMID

15099181

Abstract

This study examined relationships among ethnicity, self-construals, and 2 risk factors for marital violence (anger, insecure attachment) in Korean American and European American male batterers. Korean (vs. European) American batterers experienced more anger and controlled their anger less. Independent self-construal was positively associated with anger experience and anger control and mediated the influence of ethnicity on anger control. Korean batterers were less independent, and less independent batterers controlled their anger less. Korean batterers' attachment styles were more avoidant and less anxious. Independent and interdependent self-construals were negatively associated with anxious and avoidant attachment, respectively. Independent self-construal mediated the influence of ethnicity on avoidant attachment. Clinical severity and adherence to traditional gender roles may help explain these ethnic and cultural variations.

Language: en