Main studies in Child

Question 1

what is our classic study in Child

Answer 1

Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg

Question 2

what is the aim of Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg

Answer 2

to investigate the similarities and differences in the ratio of attachment style in different countries

Question 3

what was the procedure of Ij and Kr

Answer 3

• conducted a meta analysis form 32 seoerare studies from 8 different countries who used SSP
• they excluded overlapping samples and any studies with children over the age of 2

Question 4

what were the results of Ij and Kr

Answer 4

• countries such as Germany had a high proportion of Anxious avoidant, this is because they place a high value on independence.
• there was more variation of attachment style within cultures than between cultures

Question 5

what are strengths of Ij and Kr

Answer 5

• used a meta analysis with carefully controlled procedure increasing reliability
• for many countries they had two or more studies so they could compare within countries swell

Question 6

what are weaknesses of Ij and Kr

Answer 6

• SSP was developed in America so can be viewed as ethnocentric, which may not reflect the Normas of other cultures
• most studies came from individualistic cultures e.g 18 from America and only 1 from china
• many samples were biased such as middle class.

Question 7

what was our contemporary study in Child

Answer 7

Li et al

Question 8

what was the aim of Li et al

Answer 8

to see if High quality day care during both infancy- toddler and preschool would be associated with higher cognitive language e and pre academic performance.

Question 9

what was the procedure of Li et al

Answer 9

-1364 families from North America took part
- they excluded teenage mothers, ones that did not speak fluent English.
- quality of day care was measures through observation
- these 44 minute observations over 2 days was to distinguish high quality and low quality day care
- at the end of infant toddler, they tested IQ
- at the end of preschool they looked at language and intelligence through various methods.

Question 10

what were the results of Li et al

Answer 10

LQ LQ produced the worst outcomes
HQ HQ produced the best outcomes
if there was not enough funding it was best to support the preschool period

Question 11

strengths of Li et al

Answer 11

• used a large sample size with various ethnicity’s and classes
• had significant application to society, showed that it is important to invest in childcare
• detailed measures assessments.

Question 12

weaknesses of Li et al

Answer 12

• the way day care was classified was over simplified and did not look at a wide range of day cares
• they did not look at the social benefits of day care such as social skills