Cultural Variations In Attachment Flashcards
Who investigated cultural variations in attachment
Van Ljzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1998)
Takahashi (1990)
What was Van ljzendoorn and Kroonberg aim for their study
investigate cultural variation in attachment
What was the procedure of Van Ljzendoorn and Kroonenberg
Conducted a meta analysis of 32 studies that had used the strange situation across 8 countries using 1990 infants
Asses differences within culture and between culture
What were the two type of cultures in Van ljzendoorn and kroonenberg
Individualistic and Collectivist
What were the findings of Van ljzendoorn and kroonenberg
Secure attachment was the most common form of attachment
Which country had the highest amount of secure attachments in infants
The Uk 🇬🇧
(Individualist)
Which country had the lowest amount of secure attachments in infants
China 🇨🇳
(Collectivist)
Which country had the highest amount of infants with insecure avoidant attachments
Germany 🇩🇪
(Individualistic)
Which country had the lowest amount of infants with insecure avoidant attachments
Japan 🇯🇵
(Collectivist)
Which country had the highest amount of infants with insecure resistant attachments
Israel
(Collectivist)
Which country had the least amount of children with insecure resistant attachments
The Uk 🇬🇧
(Individualistic)
What was the conclusion of Van lzjendoorn and Kroonenbergs research into cultural variations in attachment
There is a global pattern in secure attachment suggesting its innate and biological
Who researched the appropriateness of the strange situation with Japanese children
Takahashi (1990)
What was the aim of takahashi (1990) study
To assess the appropriateness of the strange situation with japanese children
What was the sample in takahasi’s study
60 middle class Japanese infants aged 1
Both boys and girls took part in the strange situation
What were the findings of takahasis
Secure attachment = 68%
Insecure avoidant = 0%
Insecure resistant = 32%
The Japanese infants were extremely disturbed when left alone causing the experiment to be stopped due to severe distress in children
What is the conclusion of takahasi study
There is a clear difference between cultures in how we respond to being left alone.
This tool may not be appropriate for Japanese cultures due to the extreme differences between cultures in scores
