attachment: role of the father

Question 1

emerson and schaffer research into primary attachments

Answer 1

ghe father was the sole primary attachment in 3% pf cases and 27% was the joint primary attachment
75% of babies formed attachments with their father after 18 months

Question 2

grossmans research

Answer 2

carried out a longitudinal study - babies attachments were studied into their teens
looked at parents behaviour and the quality of their attachments were like with other people - quality of a babys attachment to a mother but no distinctive role for fathers in adolescence
howver fount they have a different role - to do with play ans stimulation not emotional development