APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Relationship Attributions Are Not Universal: Cultural Variation in Levels and Links with Satisfaction
- Hannah Williamson
University of Texas at Austin - Po-Heng Chen
University of Texas at Austin - Betul Urganci
Koc University - Clare Thomas
University of Texas at Austin - Maria Alonso-Ferres
University of Granada - Inmaculada Valor-Segura
University of Granada
Abstract
In a preregistered cross-cultural study (N = 2,347; Spain, Turkey, Taiwan, United States), mean levels of causal and responsibility attributions and their links with satisfaction differed across countries. Attributions predicted lower satisfaction in all contexts but most strongly in Turkey and the U.S., revealing systematic cultural variation in relationship cognition.
