Attatchment-influence Early Attatchment On Child+adulthood Relationships

Question 1

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Boblys internal working model summary

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Prospective cohort studs r

Answer 2

Pro-longitudinal cohort following group of similar Individuals who differe in retains factors under study eg childhood atatchment .this determines how wil affect future outcome-on quality of
adult/child relationships eg

Question 3

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Retrospective cohort study

Answer 3

Or Historic cohort stud
Longitudinal cohort of individuals share common exposure factor eg insecure childhood atatchment is compared with another group of equivalent individuals not exposed to that factor to determine factors influence on current outcome eg quality of childhood and adulthood relationships

Question 4

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Securely attached are

Answer 4

Better friendships unlikely victims or perpetrators of bullying better romance relationships secure attatchments to own kids

Question 5

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Minesota childhood atatchment
Method

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Findings conclusion

Answer 6

Secure attatched rated most highly for social competence in later childhood, less isolated ,more popular than insecure atatch
Supports claim

Question 7

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Longitudinal research minesota

Answer 7

More data detailed insights
Same ppts studied opposed to studying diff children of varying ages
Low individual diffs

Question 8

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Minesota
Use of strange situation is confounding variable

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Supporting evidence minesota

Question 10

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver adulthood method

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Findings

Answer 11

56% Respondents identified as securely most likely were to have positive /longlasting relationships
25% insecure revealed jealousy n fear of Intimacy

Question 12

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Retrospective data hazard n shaver

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver social desirability bias

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Correlational

Answer 14

Cannot demonstrate cause n effect between early attatchment n later relationship
Could be other variables such as temperament

Question 15

Atatchment
Effects of early atatchment on child n adulthood relationships
Hazard n shaver
Support