Attachment: influence of early attachment on later relationships

Question 1

What does the internal working model for bowlby state?

Answer 1

-the first attachment is a blue print for later relationships and bonds

Question 2

What does the internal working model effect?

Answer 2

-parenting style is based on early attachments
-positive early attachments causes people to expect positive later relationships

Question 3

What was the aim of hazans and shavers study?

Answer 3

To investigate wether early attachments affect current relationships and relationship beliefs

Question 4

What did the love quiz assess?

Answer 4

-early attachment
-current relationships and relationship beliefs

Question 5

What were the findings?

Answer 5

-25% insecure avoidant at infancy feared intimacy in adulthood

Question 6

What are some things that support this study?

Answer 6

-internal working model affects intimacy (hazan and shaver)
-Bailey et al (interviewing mothers and their mothers to see if there is a correlation between parenting style)

Question 7

What is something that doesn’t support this study?

Answer 7

-it exaggerates the influence of early attachments (Czech twins)