Cross-Group Relationship Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis

Cross-group relationships are defined as romantic involving two individuals from distinct racial or ethnic groups. For this paper, the terms “interethnic” and “interracial” used specifiers for umbrella terms, “intergroup” “cross-group.” Previous studies that examined whether cross-group more less satisfying than intragroup (i.e., same-group) have yielded discrepant findings. Through a systematic review meta-analysis of 27 studies, we found there is no significant difference between intergroup relationship satisfaction (aggregate d = 0.024, 95% CI [−0.076; 0.123]). Tests moderation amount Asian participants included in individual on significantly associated with effect size (β 0.005, p= 0.02; [0.001; 0.008]).