van ljzendoorn & kroonberg (1988)

findings
type b (securely attached) attachement as the norm in consistent with ainsworth's study
higher number of type c (anxious resistant) in collectivist countries
higher number of type a (anxious avoidant) in individualistic countries
evaluations
strengths of meta-analysis
globally representative when more than half of the studies included were from usa
ethnocentric view of using a procedure designed for the western sample in cross-cultural
research
conclusions
universal attachement type --> [cf (confer=compare) nature vs nurture]
parental rearing practices might explain variations in attachment types across cultures
methods
meta analysis
cross-cultural comparison