Cultural variations of attachment

Question 1

Explain Troncik et al (1992)

Answer 1

Observed a tribe, children were a shared responsibility of the tribe. Mothers took in turn to look after the children, even sharing breastmilk, however children still maintained a strong bond with their biological mother, suggesting regardless of shared role in care giving, infants still develop a single Monotropic relationship.

Question 2

What was the aim of Van Izjendoorn & Kroonenberg (1988)

Answer 2

To investiagte the reported rates of different infant attachment types in a range of cultures

Question 3

What was the procedure of Van Izjendoorn& Kroonenberg (1988)

Answer 3

Meta-analysis, used information reported in other srudies and combined this data to produce a comparison acroos cultures. Classified infants into one of the attachment types A,B or C

Question 4

What were the findings of Van Izjendoorn & Kroonenberg (1988)

Answer 4

Found that Secure attachment (Type B) was the most common across cultures. Germany showed higher Insecure-avoidant (Type A) and Japan showed higher Insecure-resistant (Type C)