7. cross cultural variations in attachment

Question 1

why might the kind of attachment formed vary between socities and cultures

Answer 1

different child rearing techniques

Question 2

van ijzendoorn and kroonenberg 1988 aim and procedure

Answer 2

investigate the cultural differences in attachment types
large scale meta analysis analyzed results of 32 separate studies in 8 countries that used ainsworth strange situation
over 2000 babies were studied

Question 3

results

Answer 3

secure attachment most common in all countries lowest percentage was in china and highest in great Britain
avoidant attachment was more common in Germany but rare in japan and Israel
attachment types vary between and within cultures

Question 4

strengths

Answer 4

ethically sound as no new study’s had to happen

significant applications to psychology:
first large scale comparative analysis of attachment studies in different countries of not just child rearing practices in different cultures but how the practices impacted the children’s attachment type