Attatchment- Ainsworth Strange Situation Flashcards
Attatchment
Types of attachment
Ainsworth method
100 middle class American infants/mothers
Controlled obs
In room two way mirror
Behaviour categories
-safe base(physical closeness to mother figure)
Separation anxiety-(response to mum leaving)
Stranger-(response to stranger )
Reunion-response to caregiver returning
8 stages all 3 mins long
Attachment
Ainsworth strange situation
Findings
secure 66%
Avoidance 22%
Resistant 12%
Attachment
Ainsworth strange situation
Findings secure attatchment explained
Safe base
Trusts,uses care giver as safe base explores n regularly returns
Moderate stranger anxiety
Some distress when separated
Comforted ez in reunion
Attachment
Ainsworth strange situation
Findings avoidant attatchment explained
No safe base
Relatively far very willing to explore don’t feel they need mum independent
Very low stranger anxiety- weak attached
Unconcerned in separation
Couldn’t care used to her leaving no attached
Avoid contact in reunion
Ignoring them not seeking comfort
Attachment
Ainsworth strange situation
Findings resistant attatchment explained
Very close cling to caregiver worried might leave ,don’t trust mum to come back safe base
Very high /extreeme anxiety with stranger
Extremely distressed when leave room
Seek physical contact yet rejects caregivers attempt to comfort cus confused on parents behaviour
There is association between mother behaviour n infants atatchmenf type
Attatchment caregiver sensitive hypothesis ainsworth strange situation
Sensitive mums responsive to child’s needs
N respond to moods correctly
Mire likely gon have secure kids
But those who ignore ,impatient,respond incorrectly have insecure attached kids
Securely attached infant sensitive n responsive mums
Avoidance unresponsive child believes communication of needs has no influence on mum
Resistant inconsistent care sometimes needs met sometimes ignored
Attatchment
Ainsworth n bolby
Strange situation
Conclusion
Avoidance kids have Independence think themselves unworthy unacceptable cus of rejecting primary caregiver
Resistant very reliant kids Negative self image exadurated their emotional responses to gain attention
Attatchment
Strange situation high predictive validity
Outcome predicts several aspects in baby’s later life
Secure tend to have better ones better achievement n less involvement in bullying in childhood
N better mental health un adulthood
Insecure or those who don’t fall into a b or c type worse outcomes
Attatchment strange situation
Cultural bias
Developed in America
Cultural differences mean different responses
Caregivers may have different beliefs in raising kids so also behave diff
Takeshi found Japanese babies (collectivist culture)
Extremely distressed when mums left room
Not surprising cus tradtionaly very rarely separated from mums
Displays insecure resistant when in Japan its secure
Germany encourage independence so appear to show Avoidance when it’s secure in germany
Attatchemnt strange situation
Ecological val
Unfamiliar environment
Not their own home
May not represent attachment displayed in infants home
Eg child may appear distressed in strange situation but it maybe due to environment unknown /new rather than mum leaving
Attatchment strange situation
Ethical issues
Breach of ethical guidelines cus separating children from mums in unfamiliar environment Causes distress that’s more than they r used to
