Attatchment Stages Flashcards
Attatchment
Stages of attatchment outlined
Stage 1 asocial/pre attatchment
First few weeks
Behaviour to humans n non human objects=quite similar
Happier around humans tho
Atatchment stages outlined
Stage 2 indiscriminate attatchment
2-7 months
No preference shown for humans over inanimate objects
Accept attention n affections from all adults equally
(If cry,anyone can comfort)
Attatchemtn stages outlined
Stage 3 specific attatchment/discriminate attatchment
From 7 months
Both separation n stranger anxiety occur
65% of cases mum is specific attatchment
Attatchment Stages outlined
Stage 4 multiple atttachments
8-12months
Babies begin to form multiple attatchemtns ,not just primary,but secondarys attatchemnts
Stages of attatchemnts schaffer n Emmerson
Method
60 babies from working class Glasgow
. Babies n mums visited every month from first year( 12 months) n again at 18months
-mum’s asked bout babies reactions when separated n when stranger present
Stages of attatchment schaffer n Emmerson study
Findings
Atatchment behaviours developed in stages loosely linked to age
(6-8 months =separation anxiety -this indicates atatchment been formed)
65%= first attachment with mum
3% first attachment with dad
27% =mum n dad first
By 18 months around 87% had atleast 2 attachemtns but 31% had 5 or more(multiple)
Stages of attatchemnt study
Schaffer n Emmerson conclusion
Attachments develops in diff stages ,multiple attachments teem to be the rule rather than exception
,but not all child attatchments of equal strength
Mother not always /nessacarily main atttachment fig
Attachments more likely when displayed sensitivity n responsiveness rather than who spent most time or who fed them.
Stages of attachemtn study schaffer n emmerson
Longitudinal study
Same babies followed up regularly (get to see development ,more detail n insight)
This don’t allow individ differences -opposes observing different children at diff ages at same time.
Stages of attatchments schaffer n emmerson
low pop
Glasgow is deprived in Scotland
Families were working class so
Families living there most likely unemployed or single mums or external family members ( goes against claim that attachments formed in first instance )
This means attatchments formed in Glasgow maybe diff to other areas as their is more time spent with babies (more sensitivity n responsiveness displayed
Stages of attaychemnts schaffer n emmerson self report data
Social desirablitlty bias
Used self report some mums less sensitive to infants protests -less likely to report this cus makes em look like bad mum
May not wanna say also that could not close to dad or that infant not upset when separated.
Study of attatchemnts
Schaffer n emmerson support
Brush over the study then give conclusion- strength babies did demonstrate atttachemnt behaviours with each stage so theory is valid
Stages of attachments
Schaffer n emmersons
Ecological validiity
Natural observation
Observations made by parents during ordinary activities n then reported by mothers to researchers
Means behaviour of baby naturalness unlikely to be affected by presence of researchers
If in lab babies would of got upset cus of strange environment
