Cultural Variations in Attachment Flashcards
what were van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg looking at?
the proportions of secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant attachments across a range of countries - to look at cultural variations
what was the procedure of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg?
look at 32 studies of strange situation - 15 based in USA. 1990 children involved. Meta-analysis conducted
what were the findings of van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg?
secure attachment - 75% in Britain, 50% China
individualist cultures - rates of insecure-resistant = similar to Ainsworth
Collectivist cultures = rates were above 25%
Who conducted the Italian study?
Simonelli et al
what were the findings in the Italian study?
50% secure, 36% insecure-avoidant. There was a lower rate of secure attachment but higher rate of insecure-avoidant
what do the findings from the Italian study suggest?
increasing numbers of mothers of very young children work long hours and use professional childcare
who conducted the Korean study?
Mi Kyoung Jin et al
what were the findings of the Korean study?
overall proportions of insecure and secure babies was similar, with most being secure
why might Japan and Korea have similar findings?
they have similar child-rearing styles
how many babies were assessed in the Italian study and the Korean study?
Italian: 76 babies
Korean: 87 babies
what do the cultural variations studies tell us?
cultural practices have an influence on attachment type
