Is floral power enough to elevate the attitude of consensual nonmonogamy? /
Title:
Is floral power enough to elevate the attitude of consensual nonmonogamy? /
Collection:
Student Theses
Publication Information:
2023
Author(s):
Cheung, Hiu Ha
Publisher:
Hong Kong : The Education University of Hong Kong
Format:
Thesis
Description:
Recently, Consensual nonmonogamy (CNM) has been increasingly prevalent worldwide. Although CNM individuals stated that they have greater romantic relationship conditions and quality than monogamous people, the criticism and prejudice from close friends and family lead them to suppress their relationship choice, causing them to be prone to certain levels of mental distress. The current study explores the possibility of fueling psychological resiliency of the Broaden and Build Theory to increase public acceptance of CNM individuals. It is achieved through a potential underlining mechanism of positive mood induced by flowers, which facilitate people’s communication. Furthermore, the current study explores whether the effect of the presence of flowers may be moderated by age. The Moderated Mediation analysis has been applied to the study after the online between-subject experiment and the questionnaires “PANAS-SF” & modified “CNAS.” Unfortunately, the present study did not obtain evidence to suggest that flowers can induce a positive attitude toward CNM individuals, and no evidence has been found that age moderates the effect from flower condition to CNM. It may be because of some hidden factors (e.g., sample size, other perceptions of flowers, cultural differences, and gender differences of CNM) interacting with the manipulation. It revealed that future researchers might need to control those factors when they aim to create environmental stimuli to enhance the manipulation effectiveness for reducing the minority’s stigma. The findings encourage professionals to identify impactful environmental contexts and methods to explore how conditional environments assist people’s attitude change toward minority stigma and facilitate people's communication. All rights reserved
Call Number:
LG51.H43 Dr 2023eb Cheunghh
Permanent URL:
https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/qfYbYwVn