Cross-Cultural Patterns of Attachment: A Meta-Analysis of the Strange Situation

In the present meta-analysis 627 Strange Situation Procedures (SSP; Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978 ) from 17 Italian infant attachment studies and 2,258 Adult Attachment Interviews (AAI; Main, Kaplan, & Cassidy, 1985 ) from 50 Italian adult attachment studies were included. All studies were published between 1990 and 2009. Our aim was to test the universality hypothesis of attachment theory in this Italian database. Results indicated that the majority of nonclinical Italian infants were classified as securely attached (53%); similarly, the majority of nonclinical Italian adults were secure (60%). Although cross-cultural similarities provide evidence for the universality hypothesis of attachment theory, our meta-analysis revealed also interesting cultural specificities. First, nonclinical Italian infants’ distribution showed an overrepresentation of avoidant attachments compared to the normative distribution. Second, the underrepresentation of unresolved loss among Italian nonclinical adults was noteworthy.

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Emotional intelligence and service quality: a meta-analysis with initial evidence on cross-cultural factors and future research directions

Marketing Letters ◽

10.1007/s11002-019-09495-7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (3-4) ◽

pp. 335-347

Author(s):

Chao Miao ◽

Michael J. Barone ◽

Shanshan Qian ◽

Ronald H. Humphrey

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Service Quality ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Future Research Directions

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CROSS-CULTURAL PATTERNS IN EATING DISORDERS: A REVIEW

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.94.4.a42a ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 94 (4) ◽

pp. A42-A42

Author(s):

Jennifer E. Pate ◽

Andres J. Pumariega ◽

Colleen Hester ◽

David M. Garner

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Research Literature ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Future Research ◽

Cultural Patterns ◽

Apparent Increase ◽

Cultural Research ◽

Cross Cultural Research ◽

The World

Eating disorders were previously thought to be isolated to achievement-oriented, upper and middle class individuals in Western countries. It now appears that these disorders may be increasing in other sectors of society and in a number of diverse cultural settings. We review the studies that comprise the relevant cross-cultural research literature on eating disorders. We also discuss the changing cultural factors that may be contributing to the apparent increase in these disorders around the world and directions for future research on such factors.

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Cross-Cultural Patterns of Political Conflict

The Culture of Conflict ◽

10.2307/j.ctt1xp3vn1.9 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 94-112

Keyword(s):

Political Conflict ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Patterns

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Disaster, Vulnerability, and Violence Against Women

Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World - Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3018-3.ch014 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 235-250

Author(s):

Khandakar Josia Nishat ◽

Md. Shafiqur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Norms ◽

Policy Options ◽

Men And Women ◽

Research Framework ◽

Disaster Vulnerability

Studies of natural disasters have adequately focused on gendered aspect of disaster and women's vulnerability and offered suitable suggestions though only few of these have focused on the issue of the relation between disaster and violence against women. By undertaking meta-analysis of cross-cultural studies, this paper aims to provide an overview of connections between disaster, women's vulnerability and violence against women and to highlight the importance and the relevance of similar researches in Bangladesh. Natural threats are real and moderated by existing socio-economic arrangements and cultural norms in Bangladesh where gender relationships are unequal and violence prone. Therefore it is expected that the lessons of international experiences and insights will help to develop a gendered research framework to understand ‘how violence against women is increasing following disasters' in the context of Bangladesh. And finally, that would pave the way for policy options to form a better co-existence for both men and women which would be more equal, dignified and violence free.

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Disaster, Vulnerability, and Violence Against Women

Gender and Diversity ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6912-1.ch098 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1859-1874

Author(s):

Khandakar Josia Nishat ◽

Md. Shafiqur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Norms ◽

Policy Options ◽

Men And Women ◽

Research Framework ◽

Disaster Vulnerability

Studies of natural disasters have adequately focused on gendered aspect of disaster and women's vulnerability and offered suitable suggestions though only few of these have focused on the issue of the relation between disaster and violence against women. By undertaking meta-analysis of cross-cultural studies, this paper aims to provide an overview of connections between disaster, women's vulnerability and violence against women and to highlight the importance and the relevance of similar researches in Bangladesh. Natural threats are real and moderated by existing socio-economic arrangements and cultural norms in Bangladesh where gender relationships are unequal and violence prone. Therefore it is expected that the lessons of international experiences and insights will help to develop a gendered research framework to understand ‘how violence against women is increasing following disasters' in the context of Bangladesh. And finally, that would pave the way for policy options to form a better co-existence for both men and women which would be more equal, dignified and violence free.

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Disaster, Vulnerability, and Violence Against Women

Emergency and Disaster Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch061 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1318-1333

Author(s):

Khandakar Josia Nishat ◽

Md. Shafiqur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Norms ◽

Policy Options ◽

Men And Women ◽

Research Framework ◽

Disaster Vulnerability

Studies of natural disasters have adequately focused on gendered aspect of disaster and women's vulnerability and offered suitable suggestions though only few of these have focused on the issue of the relation between disaster and violence against women. By undertaking meta-analysis of cross-cultural studies, this paper aims to provide an overview of connections between disaster, women's vulnerability and violence against women and to highlight the importance and the relevance of similar researches in Bangladesh. Natural threats are real and moderated by existing socio-economic arrangements and cultural norms in Bangladesh where gender relationships are unequal and violence prone. Therefore it is expected that the lessons of international experiences and insights will help to develop a gendered research framework to understand ‘how violence against women is increasing following disasters' in the context of Bangladesh. And finally, that would pave the way for policy options to form a better co-existence for both men and women which would be more equal, dignified and violence free.

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What does the Ultimatum Game mean in the real world?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x05310144 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 824-825 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Randolph C. Grace ◽

Simon Kemp

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Predictive Validity ◽

Real World ◽

Large Scale ◽

Ultimatum Game ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Social Expenditure ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

The Mean

The predictive validity of the ultimatum game (UG) for cross-cultural differences in real-world behavior has not yet been established. We discuss results of a recent meta-analysis (Oosterbeek et al 2004), which examined UG behavior across large-scale societies and found that the mean percent offers rejected was positively correlated with social expenditure.

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