Attatchment-influence Early Attatchment On Child+adulthood Relationships Flashcards
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Boblys internal working model summary
Early atatchment provides template for later atatchments/relationships
A schema formed by first atatch relationship affects later relationship n person’s own success as parent
3 main features of model -trustworthy,valuable, a model of the self when interacting with others
Self model-how see self impacts self esteemed,dependency on others
Other model- other ppl n what they expect of them
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Securely attached are
Better friendships unlikely victims or perpetrators of bullying better romance relationships secure attatchments to own kids
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Minesota childhood atatchment
Method
Associated with quality of to investigate whether friendships in later childhood
Followed ppts from infancy to adolescence 200 mums viewd as moderate risk of parenting difficulties due to poverty.assesments of early caregiver relationships made at 12 n 18 months using strange situation procedure ppts behaviours eg peer relationships continued to be assessed into late adolescence
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on childhood relatio ships
Findings conclusion
Secure attatched rated most highly for social competence in later childhood, less isolated ,more popular than insecure atatch
Supports claim
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Longitudinal research minesota
More data detailed insights
Same ppts studied opposed to studying diff children of varying ages
Low individual diffs
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Minesota
Use of strange situation is confounding variable
Strange situation has lots of probs
Kagan argued temperament of child more important influence on child’s behaviour -child that cries extremely looks resistant but maybe just rllyy anxious child
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Supporting evidence minesota
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver adulthood method
To see if atatchment type in infancy associate to romantic relationship In much later life
620 replies to live quiz in American newspaper asked bout didf aspects
Respondents current n most important relationship
Respondents general love experiences eg n.o of partners
Atatchment type choice of 3 statements best describing their feelings towards primary caregiver.
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Findings
56% Respondents identified as securely most likely were to have positive /longlasting relationships
25% insecure revealed jealousy n fear of Intimacy
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Retrospective data hazard n shaver
Asked to recall froma. Really long time ago
We don’t have very good mems lack accuracy
Distorted
Asked feelings towards primary caregiver from many years earlier
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver social desirability bias
Asked bout how many romantic partners they’ve had -likely to lie -if think it’s to high they put down if to low put it up
Often lie bout relationship experience to present in more positive light
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Correlational
Cannot demonstrate cause n effect between early attatchment n later relationship
Could be other variables such as temperament
Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver
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