Chapter 3 Attachment - Influence of early attachments on later relationships Flashcards

The effect of the internal working model

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Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Internal working model?

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Bowlby’s idea that the primary attachment relationship provides a template for later relationships.

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Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Relationships in childhood?

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  • Securely attached children have better relationships (Kerns).
  • Securely attached children less likely to be involved in bullying (Myron-Wilson & Smith).
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Research of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Relationships in adulthood?

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  • 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.)
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Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Research support? S

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  • 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.
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Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Validity issues with retrospective studies? L

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Self-report answers not always honest, and has assumed that attachment type has remained the same into adulthood.

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Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Confounding variables? L

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Associations between attachment type & later development may be due to e.g. parenting style or genes.

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Evaluation of the influence of early attachments on later relationships - Balancing opportunity & risk? X

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Knowing early attachment type might cause self-fulfilling prophecies.

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Evaluations of the influence of early attachments on later relationships? (SLLX)

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S - Research support
L - Validity issues with retrospective studies
L - Confounding varaibles
X - Balancing opportunity & risk

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