Chapter 3 Attachment - Influence of early attachments on later relationships Flashcards
The effect of the internal working model
Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Internal working model?
Bowlby’s idea that the primary attachment relationship provides a template for later relationships.
Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Relationships in childhood?
- Securely attached children have better relationships (Kerns).
- Securely attached children less likely to be involved in bullying (Myron-Wilson & Smith).
Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Relationships in adulthood?
- Securely atttached adults have better relationships with friends & partners (McCarthy).
- Secure responders had better and longer-lasting relationships, avoidant responders had fear of intimacy (Hazan & Shaver).
- Mothers’ attachment type matched that of their mothers & their babies (Bailey et al.)
Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Research support? S
- Review (Fearon & Roisman) showed consistent links e.g. disorganised type & mental disorder.
- CP is that the Regensburg longitudinal study (Becker-Stoll et al). no continuity in attachment type from 1 to 16 years.
Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Validity issues with retrospective studies? L
Self-report answers not always honest, and has assumed that attachment type has remained the same into adulthood.
Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Confounding variables? L
Associations between attachment type & later development may be due to e.g. parenting style or genes.
Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Balancing opportunity & risk? X
Knowing early attachment type might cause self-fulfilling prophecies.
Evaluations of the influence of early attachments on later relationships? (SLLX)
S - Research support
L - Validity issues with retrospective studies
L - Confounding varaibles
X - Balancing opportunity & risk