Attatchment -role Of The Farther Flashcards
Attatchments
Farthers role
Alpha biased
Differences being exadurated e.g
Saying”all women are nuturing and all men are playful “ is exadurated cus mums can be playful n dad’s can be somewhat nuturing
Attatchments
Farther role
Socially sensitive bias is what
E.g
Lots of children brought up without farther may feel they missed out on parts of their development
Atatchemnt
Farther role
Play -Grossman
Longitudinal stud
Looked into parents behaviour in relation to their teens
Found quality of attachemnt with dad less important in teens than with mum
But Farther Play with infants is related to children’s attatcments
= Farther has diff role ,which is to Dow with Play but less nuturing
Attatchment role of the Farther
Play Gieger
Farther Play is more boisterous than mums
(Rough n tumble)
It was more exciting to children then mums (too affectionate nuturing n calm)
Attatchment role of the farther
Level of responsiveness
Feild
Found that when farther r primary care giver =spend more time smiling imitating n holding infants then secondary caregiver farther.
=attatchment relationship is level of sensitiv responsiveness not gender or parent
Attatchment
Role of the farther
Level of responsiveness
Lamb
Children prefer interacting with farthers when in positive emotional state but with mums in distressed state for comfort
But when farther =single parent =quickly more sensitive to needs n emotional states of children
Ataatchment farther role
Practical application
Now male involvement in antenatal classes -men feel more able to be sensitive to needs of children=better attachments which in turn leads to better social n emotional development of children.
=improves quality of life ,reduces emotional later life issues in mental health.n legal systems
Attatchment
Role of the farther
Not objective
Social biases (stereotypes) may prevent objective research into area
Eg if researches expect playful farthers in a study they may expect everything they do to be playful
Record what’s expected rather than reality.-observer bias
Atttachment
Role of the farther
Longitudinal
Grossmans research into role of the farther is longitudinal
Same families followed up 3 times over 10 year period
As opposed to studying various aged kids
-so can see development
N less affected by confounding variables
Strengthens claim that farther involved in play
Attatchment role of the farther
Socially sensitive
Socially sensitive in nature
Could be distressing to know than mums role is with nuturing n dads with play
As some ppl who rnt raised with both mum n dad could feel upbringing inadequate
Family structure vary in modern day
Should know can develop healthy with or without a mum or a dad figure as it’s based on level of responsiveness not relationship
Attachment
Role of the farther
Schaffer n emmerson research
65% attach to mum’s first
3%attachment to dads first
27%attachment joint between dad n mum
75%attachment with farther at 18 months-we know this cus started to show separation anxiety