Rolando Díaz Loving

La instrumentalidad y expresividad en la percepción hacia la mujer con éxito

This paper has the aim of knowing which of the personality attributes linked to instrumentality (set of characteristics linked to competivity, responsibility, and achievement orientation) and expressivity (set of characteristics linked to the expression of affect, and caring for others) is the best predictor for attitudes towards successful women in both men and women. A sample of 908 voluntaries (454 men, 454 women), all residents of Mexico City, was used for this study. Results show the impact of positive instrumentality and positive expressivity (androgyny) is important for men and women to determine their positive attitude towards a successful woman.

Tipos de personalidad del mexicano: Desarrollo y validación de una escala

Personality research have attempted to identify the existence of universal traits, ethnopsychological research has sought to identify the typical qualities of Mexicans, but without reaching agreement or what relationship they have with the general models of personality like the Five Factor Model. This research aims to identify and describe the personality traits of the Mexicans and Diaz Guerrero (1997) proposal about Mexican Types of Personality. We conducted two studies that explored the qualities and traits that people used to describe themselves, yielding 57 features. The scale orders in 11 factors, after than a second order factor analysis was performed to check if that grouped in types, confirming three personality types similar to the ethnopsychological postulates and the Five Factor Model.

Roles de Género y Diversidad: Validación de una Escala en Varios Contextos Culturales1

Resumen Las caracteristicas asociadas con lo masculino y lo femenino son un tema de interes debido al impacto que los roles de genero tienen sobre la vida cotidiana de los seres humanos. Mexico es un mosaico cultural en el que coexisten diversas tradiciones en las que la forma como se expresan los roles puede ser mas o menos flexible o rigida, dependiendo de la region. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer el comportamiento de una escala de roles de genero disenada ex-profeso, en diferentes territorios del pais, para lo cual se conto con la participacion de 1,624 personas provenientes de cuatro regiones (Noreste, Pacifico Norte, Centro y Sureste). La escala demostro ser culturalmente sensible y revelo variaciones en la percepcion de los roles de genero adecuados a las caracteristicas culturales de la zona de la que se extrajeron los datos, pero tambien se observan factores consistentes, como la “ausencia de expresividad emocional masculina”. Se discuten los hallazgos a la luz de la literatura sobre el tema, y se derivan algunas sugerencias para ser aplicadas en la educacion de las generaciones futuras de hombres y mujeres mas equitativos y democraticos

Efectos de la cultura sobre las estrategias de mantenimiento y satisfacción marital

The literature determines that the culture establishes beliefs, roles and appropriate behaviors within close-relationship which help on the permanence of the relationship and the marital satisfaction by means of maintenances strategies. These strategies have been studied from a gender role perspective however, the effect that they have over maintenance strategies is not enough to explain them; therefore it is necessary to include others cultural elements that reflect the beliefs of close-relationships, as cultural premises. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of cultural premises and gender roles have over maintenance strategies and marital satisfaction in 200 people of Mexico City. Through multiple regressions analysis, the results reveal that the influence of premises has over marital satisfaction is different in men and women; in the women are the premises of passion while men are commitment. These results suggest re-evaluating the importance and function that the sexuality has on maintenance strategies and marital satisfaction.

From the Individual to the Romantic Relationship: In Search of Happiness

This chapter reviews the experience of happiness in two fundamental contexts: individual and interpersonal. To star out, some definitions are presented and analyzed from two perspectives: (a) as a transitory emotion and (b) as a stable feeling that offers a framework to experience everyday life. In order to understand the first approach, the exploration of how culture, emotional capabilities and emotional regulation contribute is essential. Once this individual focus is established, the interpersonal view addresses how happiness is experienced in romantic relationships, contributing to the understanding of the way in which its members co-regulate their positive emotions in order to maintain their harmony and satisfaction.