Influence of early attachment

Question 1

Who developed the internal working model of attachment?

Answer 1

-Bowlby (1951)

Question 2

What is an internal working model?

Answer 2

infants’ first attachments provide a template that future relationships will be built on

• attachment, communication, trust, and care
• attachment type at infancy can predict later attachment type in relationships

Question 3

Why is it called a ‘working’ model?

Answer 3

not solidified during infancy, it changes and develops over time with new relationships

Question 4

What is the key study into the influence of early attachment?

Answer 4

Hazan and Shaver’s ‘Love quiz’ (1987)

Question 5

What was the method of the ‘Love quiz’?

Answer 5

• questionnaire in a newspaper
• about current relationships and early attachment
• 205 men
• 415 women

Question 6

What were the findings of the love quiz?

Answer 6

• distribution of attachment styles were similar to early attachments
• 56% secure
• 25% avoidant
• 19% resistant
• positive correlation between early attachment type and love experiences