van ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg

Question 1

V+K aim

Answer 1

-see if there are variations in attachment type across cultures using strange situation
-see if differences are intercultural or intracultural

Question 2

V+K sample

Answer 2

-32 existing studies across 8 cultures
-1990 kids
-only mum and child pairs
-excluded any studies where kids older than 2 or disabled

Question 3

v+k procedure

Answer 3

-meta-analysis on 32 studies
-all studies used strange situation procedure
-3 attachment type categorisation

Question 4

V+K results

Answer 4

-most common:secure
-Uk highest secure : 75%
-Germany highest avoidant : 35.3%
-Israel highest resistant : 28.8%
-Japan 0% avoidant
-diff in culture 1.5x higher than across

Question 5

V+K conclusion

Answer 5

-attachment is interactionist
-differences within and across culture