van ijzendoorn and kroonenberg

Question 1

what is your classic study for child

Answer 1

van ijzendoorn

Question 2

aim of vi

Answer 2

to investigate any patterns in attachment types across 8 cultures
to see whether there are intra-cultural variations aswell as inter-cultural

Question 3

sample of vi

Answer 3

32 studies from 8 cultures
1990 children in total

Question 4

procedure of vi

Answer 4

meta analysis of strange situation from 32 studies
investigating attachment both within and between cultures

Question 5

controls in vi

Answer 5

only mother child pairs
no children with developmental disabilities
no children over 2
no studies with less that 35 ps

Question 6

which attachment type was most common overall in vi

Answer 6

secure

Question 7

highest proportion of secure was where in vi

Answer 7

gb 75%

Question 8

what was most common in west germany in vi

Answer 8

avoidant 35.5%

Question 9

where was resistant attachment types most common vi

Answer 9

israel 28%

Question 10

results of vi intra and inter

Answer 10

differences within cultures 1.5x bigger than across cultures

Question 11

what did vi conclude

Answer 11

there is a pattern in attachment types with a greater difference intra-culturally than inter-culturally

Question 12

strengths of van ijzendoorn 2

Answer 12

• controls on sample which reduces ev so we can be more sure results are about attachment type and not just children being older etc. more valid
• quantitative data so empirical so more credible

Question 13

weaknesses of van ijzendoorn 4

Answer 13

• secondary data researcher bias
• not indepth as quant data so less valid
• 18/32 studies were from usa results are still ethnocentric as majority from us
• strange situation method was developed in USA other cultures have different parenting norms - less valid as. child may be showing the usual behaviour in that culture and may be considered insecure - imposed etic