Effect Of Childhood And Peers On Relationships Flashcards
Shavers 3 systems
- Attachment
- schema for relationships effected by relationship with primary caregiver
- secure attachment=secure relationships
- secure - loving mum
- insecure resistant - inconsistent
- insecure avoidant - neglecting - Caregiving
- how we learn to care for others based on parents relationship - sexuality
- How you value sex
- avoidant = sex with no love = pleasure
Hazan and shaver
Love quiz
USA newspaper
Insecure attached = divorced + not believe in love
Secure = long term relationship + love
Minesota longitudinal
0-16 years old
At each stage they were rates in their attachment types
Found secure attached people had better relationships and were more popular
Simpson longitudinal
78pps Age 1- attachment rates by parents 6-8- by teachers 16- self report Young adults- partners Secure attached people were shown to be more popular,have close friendships and be more emotionally intelligent
Further
Attachment is not stable
If you ate insecurely attached you can still have a ensuring happy marriage
This means it is not deterministic
Qualter and Munn
Children learn form experiences with other children
Experiences become internalised and leads to a development of their own value (bullied or looked up to)
Self value effects how they approach relationships
Nangle
Friendships are important training groups for adult relationships
They’re characterised by affection, secrets,intimacy which are important in romantic relationships
Makes sense that a child’s experiences of a string friendship will prepare them well for adult relationships
Richard and Schneider
Investigates gender differences
Girls friendships tend to be more intimate and focus on the care and security in a relationship
Boys = competition
Adolescent
A critical period of development
Importance of friendships and romantic relationships increases
Friends surpass parents as the primary support system
Start to view parents relationship objectively
Compare parents/hypothetical relationships to develop a sense of what they want from a relationship
Coleman and Hendry
Found that autonomy was most healthy when accompanied by a close relationship with patents
‘Connectedness’
Madsen
Investigated the effect of dating behaviour in teens on the quality of hound adult relationships
Low=better quality
High=poor quality
IDA
Romantic involvement in terms is linked to negative factors such as decreases academic achievement
Small sample sizes in the studies and use of only one area (UK or USA) means they lack population validity and so results can’t be generalised
Test card
Shavers 3 systems Hazan and shaver Minnesota longitudinal Simpson longitudinal Further Quarter and Munn Nangle Richard and Schneider Adolescent Coleman and Hendry Madsen IDA
