Early Attachment^

Question 1

Internal Working Model

Answer 1

early attach = model for future relations
can determine future’s with the past
Type A
- too uninvolved, emotionally distant
Type B
- controlling, argumentative

Question 2

Relationship In Childhood

Answer 2

attach. type can be influenced by peer relationships
Kernes
-Type B - best quality childhood relations
- Type A/c - struggle with childh. relations
Myron-Wilson & Smith
- attach. type can predict bullying beh
- 186, 7-11 yrs in London
- T A - less involved
- T B - victim
- T C - bully

Question 3

Relationship in Adulthood

Answer 3

Bailey et al
- 99 mothers’ relation with baby and their own parents
- poor with own parents = poor with baby
McCarthy
- 40 women assessed as babies
- Type B = best friendships/ romance
- T C = issues maintaining/ make friendships, reject connections
- T A = struggle with intimacy, distant, withdrawn

Question 4

Hazan & Shaver

Answer 4

investigate the relationship between attach. type and adult relationship
650 replies to Love Quiz
- 3 sections: current, general, attach. type
- volunteers
Type B: 56%, long relations
T C : 19%, jealous/ fear intimacy
T A: 25%
Patterns of attach. beh are reflected in romantic relationships

Question 5

Research Support

Answer 5

Fearon & Roisman
- early attachment predicts future ones with kids
- strength depends on attach. type and later development

Question 6

VS Research Support

Answer 6

not all research is consistent
Becker-Stoll et al
- 43 in a longitudinal study
- no evidence of continuity
- there may be other factors that contribute (trauma, attach. figures, envi

Question 7

Validity Issues

Answer 7

studies reported retrospectively (recall past)
can’t be certain people aren’t lying or recall right
difficult to determine if it’s an early or later attach.
- answers or PoV on early attach can change over time

Question 8

Confounding Variables

Answer 8

validity critiqued due to c.v. (genetics)
can determine development in adulthood than early attach.

Question 9

Opportunity & Risk

Answer 9

relationship between early attach. and later dev. is probability
- more likely to have a consequence, not inevitable
knowing attach. type can help put measures to avoid neg consequence in adulthood