Cultural Variations In Attachment Flashcards
What was the aim of the study by Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988)?
To discover if there are variations in attachment across different cultures.
Procedure : How many studies and countries were analyzed in the research?
32 studies across 8 countries.
What was the mean percentage of secure attachment in the UK?
75%.
Which country had the lowest mean percentage of secure attachment?
China with 50%.
Which culture showed a higher rate of insecure avoidant attachment?
Western countries
Which culture showed a higher rate of insecure resistant attachment?
Non-western cultures.
What type of attachment was found to be the most common across all cultures?
Secure attachment (Type B).
What significant differences were found in the study?
Significant differences were found with insecure attachments (Type A and C).
What is suggested about secure attachments in relation to culture?
Secure attachments are most common regardless of culture and are possibly innate.
Why do we have insecure attachment ?
They are taught to children
Evaluation?
Large sample size
Lacks temporal validity
