Cultural variations

• AO1


  Assessment Objective 1
• Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg study

  • Looked at cultural variations in attachment
  • Conducted a meta-analysis of 8 countries, using 32 studies
• The most common attachment type across all countries was securely attached
• Secure attachment rates


  • 75% in the UK
  • 50% in China
• Insecure resistant attachment rates

  • 29% in Israel
  • 3% in Britain
• Insecure avoidant attachment rates

  • 35% in Germany
  • 3% in Japan
• Attachment types within cultures were 150% greater than those between them
• Possible reasons for cultural variations in attachment types include differing child care practices