cultural variations in attachement

• van uzendoorn and peter kroonenburg tested attachment types across different cultures
• researched 32 studies with strange situation
• 8 countries
• 1900 children used
• secure attachment most common l, regardless of culture - it’s universalistic
• insecure resistant is least common
• concluded that culture is important as it influences attachment types
• X bowlby - attachment is innate, not cultural
• X imposed etic - using a technique designed for one culture and applying it to another
• X strange situation lacks validity - measures anxiety more than attachment
• ✔️ cultural variation - takashi, simonella, mi kyoung jin