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ArticleJournal of cross-cultural psychology2026

Relationship Attributions Are Not Universal: Cultural Variation in Levels and Links With Satisfaction.

Hannah C Williamson, Clare R Thomas, Po-Heng Chen, Betul Urganci, María Alonso-Ferres, Inmaculada Valor-Segura

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Article in Journal of cross-cultural psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Hannah C WilliamsonUniversity of Texas at Austin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4816-3621
Clare R ThomasUniversity of Texas at Austin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7412-8213
Po-Heng ChenUniversity of Texas at Austin, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6697-1668
Betul UrganciKoç University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7449-7804
María Alonso-FerresUniversity of Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8081-3428
Inmaculada Valor-SeguraUniversity of Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2303-3326

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Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARK D. HAYWARD · 2017 to 2026
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NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849
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Abstract

How individuals explain their partner's behavior is a key cognitive process in romantic relationships. These "relationship attributions" have been consistently linked with relationship quality, but most evidence comes from Western, individualistic contexts. The cultural psychology literature suggests that attributional processes are shaped by broader cognitive and social norms, raising questions about their universality in close relationships. In a pre-registered, cross-cultural design, individuals in romantic relationships from Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United States (

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couplesculturerelationship attributionsrelationship satisfaction

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PMID42569520
PMCPMC13450069

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