The interplay of culture and cognition on attachment formation in Western versus non-Western contexts

• Main Authors: Lim, Emma Yuki, Baledram, Nashua
• Other Authors: Victoria Leong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Attachment theory; Culture; Western; Non-Western; Cognition; Caregiver sensitivity; Internal working model; Caregiver infant dyad; Critical review; Insecure attachment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177847
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Attachment formation in caregiver-infant dyads has been of interest, with much research citing its long-lasting influence on the infant’s future relationships and the detrimental effects of insecure attachment on an infant’s future outcomes. However, despite a trend of insecure attachment being more...