Different Cultures Flashcards
Ainsworth et al date
1978
Ainsworth et al findings have been shown many times in the
USA
they were unsure if Ainsworth’s strange situation could be applied to
other cultures
cross-cultural studies have taken place such as
Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988)
Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg date
1988
Method: they carried out a
meta analysis
Method: how many studies did they look at?
32
Method: what did the studies look at?
the strange situation
Method: what countries did they look at?
Japan
Britain
Sweeded
Method: they looked to see if there was
any patterns
Results: the percentages of children classified as secure or insecure
were similar across the countries tested
Results: there was a bigger difference within
the countries then between them
Results: which type of attachment was the most common?
secure attachment
Results: some differences were found in the distribution of
insecure attachment
Results: in western cultures, the dominant type of insecure attachment was
avoidant