Cross-Cultural Research into Attachment

Question 1

What % of children were insecure resistant in Israel (Sagi)?

Answer 1

50%

Children lived in a Kibbutz and slept away from their parents

Question 2

What % of children were avoidant in Japan (Miyake)?

Answer 2

0%

Explained by a culture of close parent-child proximity and
desirability of non-crying children

Question 3

What attachment was the highest in all studies apart from Germany?

Answer 3

Secure

Question 4

How many times greater were differences found within cultures than between cultures

Answer 4

1.5

Question 5

What % of children were avoidant in Germany (Grossman and Grossman)?

Answer 5

49%

German parents encourage independence so don’t cry when separated

Question 6

Why is using the strange situation to look at attachment cross-culturally a weakness?

Answer 6

Strange situation reflects the norms of American parenting so may not be applicable to other cultures

Question 7

What could affect attachment types?

Answer 7

Socio-economic background

Question 8

Why might there be researcher bias in Miyake’s study (cross-cultural research into attachment)?

Answer 8

Chose mothers who did not work so results may not be applicable to those who do work in Japan