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What are the two key studies into cultural variations of attachment?

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  1. Van Izjendoorn and Kroonenberg - Meta-Analysis - 1988

2. Simonella et al. - ‘An Itallian Perspective’ -2014

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What was the aim of VI and Kroonenberg’s study?

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To study proportions of attachment types between and within countries

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What was the procedure of VI and Kroonenberg’s study?

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Researchers found the results of 32 SS studies across 8 different countries - meta-analysed the results

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What were the findings of VI and Kroonenberg’s study?

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  1. Secure attachment = most common in all culture
  2. Collectivist cultures had increased insecure-resistant attachments compared to individualistic ones
  3. Variations within countries > variations between
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What was the aim of Simonella et al.’s study?

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To look at whether attachment type proportions in Italy had changed over time

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What was the procedure for Simonella et al.’s study?

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Recruited mothers from a wider research project - varying levels of employment and education - 76 12 month olds were assessed using SS - compared the proportions to those of previous studies

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What were the findings of Simonella et al.’s study?

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Lower rate of secure attachment - 50% - perhaps bc women work longer hours now and use day care

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What are the evaluation points for the studies into cultural variations of attachment?

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  1. Meta-analysis - large sample - reliable (+)
  2. Samples from different countries aren’t necessarily from diff. cultures (-)
  3. SS may be biased to Western/British culture child rearing techniques
  4. SS is questionable - temperament may be a confounding variable