Cultural variations Flashcards
2 studies
Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg
Takahashi
Van Ijzendoorn and K performed a
meta analysis
Secure was
most common
75% UK
50% China
Insecure avoidant high in (country)
Germany
promotes independence
Insecure resistant high in (country)
Japan
amae
Overall …
differences within a population was 1.5x higher than between cultures
Takahashi method
replicated Ainsworth in Japan
securely attached (%)
60%
Insecure avoidant (%)
32%
Insecure resistant(%)
0%
90% finished early due to
intense distress
AO3
Meta analysis useful Culturally biased method Samples not representative Alternate expl. Product of researcher bias
Meta analysis
Allows comparison
Large sample size
Culturally biased
Strange situation is made with western standards
cultural differences in child rearing
amae etc
Samples unrepresentative
who
subcultures
VanIjzendoorn and Sagi found Tokyo had similar attachment to west
rural areas different
Needs to be more in depthj