Cultural Variations Flashcards
what is meant by culture
the norms and values that exist within any group of people
what was the aim of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg’s research
to look at the proportions of secure, insecure avoidant and insecure resistant attachments across countries
what was the procedure of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg’s research
- meta analysis of 32 studies of attachment using the strange situation
- these were conducted in 8 countries
- 15 of the studies were in the USA
- 1,990 children
what were the findings of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg’s research
- secure attachment - 75% in britain, 50% china
- individualist cultures - rates of insecure resistant was under 14%
- collectivist cultures - rates were above 25%
who conducted the italian study
simonella et al
what was the procedure and the findings of the italian study
simonella et al
- assessed 76 babies using the strange situation
- 50% were secure
- 36% insecure avoidant
what do the reseachers suggest that is the cause of the findings in the italian study
increasing number of mothers of very young children worl long hours and use childcare
who conducted the korean study
jin et al
what was the procedure and the findings of the korean study
jin et al
- assessed 87 babies using the syrange situation
- proportions of insecure and secure babies were similiar to those in most countries
what do the cultural variations studies tell us
cultural practices have an influence on attachment type
