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Cultural Variations in Attachment

Cultural variations in attachment are the differences in attachment patterns that exist between infants and their caregivers in different cultures. Attachment has been assessed in a range of cultures using the Strange Situation, and the proportions in each category (secure, insecure avoidant and insecure resistant) were examined in a meta-analysis conducted by van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg.