korean study

• what was the aim of jin et al (2012) study

  to compare the proportions of attachment types in korea to other studies
• procedure of jin et al (2012)


  strange situation was used to assess 87 children
• findings of jin et al (2012)


  the overall proportions of insecure and secure babies were similar to that in most countries- most infants were secure

  
  

  however, more of those classified as insecure were resistant and only one child was avoidant
• what did jin et al notice about the distribution of insecure children

  it was similar to the proportions in japan
• what can explain the finding above

  japan and korea have similar child rearing practices
• what are the conclusions we can make from studies into cultural variations

  secure attachment seems to be the norm in a wide range of cultures which supports bowlbys idea of attachment being innate and universal

  
  

  however

  
  

  cultural practices have an influence on attachment type