Attachment and Culture: Mother's Perception of Attachment Related Components and Beliefs in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan

Autor/inn/en	Mousavi, Parisa Sadat Seyed; Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali; Aslafi, Togha; khalighi, Fatima; Poorganji, Mohsen
Titel	Attachment and Culture: Mother's Perception of Attachment Related Components and Beliefs in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 190 (2020) 11, S.1778-1790 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mousavi, Parisa Sadat Seyed)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2018.1550749
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Attachment Behavior; Parent Attitudes; Mothers; Child Behavior; Expectation; Parenting Styles; Parent Child Relationship; Cultural Differences; Context Effect; Iraq; Afghanistan; Iran (Tehran) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Elternverhalten; Mother; Mutter; Expectancy; Erwartung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kultureller Unterschied; Irak
Abstract	This study aimed to assess and compare the attachment issues including mothers' perception of desirable and undesirable characteristics, mothers' attributions to child behavior in attachment situations, and Mothers' Expectations regarding 'Maternal Responsiveness' among Iranian, Iraqi and Afghan mothers. To do so, 30 mothers were selected from each culture and, the parent interview, adopted from Rothbaum, Kakinuma, Nagaoka, and Azuma (2007), was used to assess the issues mentioned above. The interviews were semi-structured ones, and each took about 60 min to complete. Four issues including desirable and undesirable characteristics, mothers' perceptions of child's behavior and her response in attachment situations, mothers' perceptions of child's behavior in strange situation and expectations regarding maternal responsiveness were selected due to the purpose of the study. The results showed some similarities in describing the desirable and undesirable child between cultures, especially regarding intelligence and academic achievement higher level of similarities were observed. Most of the mothers attributed the child behavior (in attachment situations) to seeking security/interdependence. Some differences were also observed e.g. Iraqi and Afghan mothers pointed to compliance from parents, respect to adults, and politeness more than Iranian mothers. Considering the child's behavior in attachment situations and the response of the mother to them, the findings showed some similarities and some differences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01