Influence Of Childhood On Adult Relationships Flashcards
Bowlby suggested children form IWM based on what
Relationships with primary caregiver, usually the mother
What is childhood
And include everything before adult hood
What 3 things can the IWM lead to
How attentive and responsive a person is going to be
What sort of emotionL experiences can be expected
How disappointment/ emotional disappointment is likely to be handled
What does attachment theory suggest
Different attachment styles that influence adult relationships
Attachment style based on 2 things, self esteem and interpersonal trust
Impact on adult relationships- significant effects on trust and intimacy as an adult
How can attachment type influence adult relationships
Secure attachment-responsive to needs so then child will trust them
Therefore they will develop mature trustworthy relationships
Insecure resistant- inconsistent in affections children are anxious don’t know how caregiver will respond
Therefore they’ll want to be close to partner but worry they don’t return it
Insecure avoidant-caregivers don’t want intimacy infants want closeness but fear they won’t return
Therefore they’ll have difficulty trusting others and developing intimate relationships
What three points explain the influence I’d childhood on adult relationships
Attachment theory
Early childhood and peer interactions
Adolescence and peer interaction
What has early childhood and peer interactions suggested about the influence on adult relationships
Qualter and Munn illustrated children learn about themselves as a result of interaction with other children
Develop sense of worth eg popularity
May be formative in child forming ideas about themselves and how good they are at relationships
Why does adolescence and peer interactions suggest about the influence of relationships
Peer relations in adolescence can be more important in shaping adult relationships then relationships with parents
Twice as many relationships with peers than with family
Research shows those who do not develop peer relationships have troubles establishing identities
What 3 factors do adolescent relationships allow
Avoiding feelings of lonlindesc
Developing skills I’m intimacy
Try out different identities and see which ones work- Erikson said only when identity crisis has been resolved can romantic relationships be formed
Research into influence of childhood on adult relationships
Hazan and Shaver
Van Ijzendoorn and Bakermans-Kranenburg
Hazan
What did Hazan and shaver do
Love quiz asked to pick particular statements relating to their attitudes to romantic relationships
Each statement related to particular attachment type
Also asked to fill I’m checklist related to childhood relationships with caregivers
Found: securely attached expressed belief in lasting love and trustworthy also had more confidence in themselves
Both insecure groups had greater vulnerability to loneliness
What did Van-Ijzendoorn and Bakermans-Kranenburg do
Found securely attached men provided more emotional support and made more reassuring comments and were more concerned for partners well being, in comparison to insecurely attached
What did Hazan do
Found insecure avoidant individuals more like to report involvement in one might stands and sec outside marriage and prefer purely sexual contact to emotionally intimate contact such as kissing
Evaluation for childhood influence on relationships
Too simplistic Deterministic Applications Supporting research Chronic illness Disorders supporting effect of early childhood
What applications does the effect of childhood have
Adoption process- ensure child will develop relationship with adoptive parents to stop developing negative relationships in later life
