Cultural Variations in Attachment Quiz

What did Marinus van Izjendoom and Pieter Kroonenberg study in their research?

• Proportion of children with different attachment types in the US

• Proportion of children with different attachment types within the same country

• Proportion of children with different attachment types in different countries

• Proportion of secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant attachments within a culture

How many studies of attachment did the researchers locate for their meta-analysis?

• 32

• 20

• 15

• 8

What was the overall sample size for the 32 studies meta-analysed by the researchers?

• 990 children

• 2000 children

• 500 children

• 1500 children

What was the average proportion of secure attachments found in the meta-analysis?

• 50%

• 65%

• 60%

• 70%

What did Van Ijzendoorn speculate the intra-cultural variation was linked to?

• Differences in parenting styles

• Differences in socio-economic factors and levels of stress

• Differences in cultural norms

• Differences in attachment theories

Which country revealed a higher incidence of resistant than avoidant children?

• Germany

• Israel

• China

• Japan

Which country revealed the lowest rate of secure attachments?

• Israel

• Germany

• China

• Japan

Which country showed the highest rate of insecure-avoidant attachments?

• Germany

• Israel

• China

• Japan

What was the primary focus of the meta-analysis conducted by the researchers?

• Understanding the impact of parenting styles on children

• Studying the proportion of children with different attachment types in different countries

• Analysing the socio-economic factors affecting child development

• Investigating the cultural norms related to child rearing

What did the researchers speculate as the reason for inter-cultural variation in attachment types?

• Differences in parenting styles

• Differences in socio-economic factors and levels of stress

• Differences in cultural norms

• Differences in attachment theories