Cultural variations in attachment

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  • Findings
    Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg’s (1988) meta-analysis found secure attachment was the most common in all cultures studied.
    The lowest percent of secure attachment was shown in China, and the highest in Great Britain.
    Avoidant attachment was more common in West Germany but rare in Israel and Japan.
    Variation within cultures was 1.5 times greater than the variation between cultures