ATTACHMENT- role of the father

Question 1

fathers as primary attachment figures

Answer 1

-evidence to suggest when fathers are primary caregivers, they can adopt the emotional role which is more associated with others

Question 2

fathers as primary attachment figures study procedure (2)

Answer 2

-Field filmed 4 month old babies interacting with primary CG mothers, secondary CG fathers and primary CG fathers
-primary CG fathers spent more time smiling, imitating and holding baby

Question 3

fathers as primary attachment figures study conclusion (2)

Answer 3

-fathers can be the emotion-focused primary attachment figure
-they can provide the responsiveness required for a close emotional attachment when given the role of a primary CG

Question 4

distinctive role of fathers study - fathers role is less important (4)

Answer 4

-grossman did a longitudinal study on babies’ attachments until their teens
-looked at parents’ behaviour+its relationship to quality of later attachments
-quality of babies’ attachments with mothers but not father was related to attachments in adolescence
-suggests attachments to fathers is less important than to mothers

Question 5

distinctive role of fathers study- fathers have a different role (3)

Answer 5

-grossman also found quality of father playing with babies is linked to attachments in adolescence
-mothers’ role= emotional development
-fathers role is different- its more about playing

Question 6

attachment to fathers

Answer 6

-fathers less likely to be baby’s first attachment figure
-most fathers become important attachment figures

Question 7

attachment to father- schaffer and emerson research support (4)

Answer 7

-found babies were first attached to mothers at 7 months
-father was first attachment figure in 3% of cases
-father was join first object of attachment with mother in 27% of cases
-75% babies formed attachment with father by 18 months- signs of separation anxiety