Table 3.
Distribution of attachment styles in children living in institutions
| Country/Age | Attachment style | Instrument | QA (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure | Avoidant | Ambival | Disorg | Other | |||
| Greece 11–17 m |
24.1 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 65.8 | – | SSP | 70 |
| Romania | |||||||
| (a) 12–31 m | 18.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 65.3 | 12.6 | Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) | 70 |
| (b) 42 m (follow up) | 17.5 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 440.4 | SSP (Mac Arthur) | 775 |
| USA 16–36 m |
47 | 44 | 9 | – | – | Attachment Q-Set (Waters and Deane) | 63 |
| Ukraine 3–6 years |
27.7 | 55.5 | 0 | 27.7 | 16.6 | SSP (Cassidy-Marvin/Mac Arthur) and Scale for disorganised behaviour | 62.5 |
| R.D. Congo 4–7 years |
33.3 | 4.7 | 14.3 | 47.6 | Attachment Story Completion Task ASCT (CCH) | 62.5 | |
| Israel 6–14 years |
39.7 | 25 | 26.5 | – | 9.0 | Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire (Hazan Shavers) | 59 |
| Japan 4–6 years |
0 | 25 | 25 | 50 | – | Attachment Doll Play-ASCT (George and Solomon 1995) | 50 |