Influence of early attachment on later relationships

Question 1

What was the sample like in Hazan and Shavers - the love quiz?

Answer 1

620 respondents of a love quiz - 205 men, 415 women, 18-82 years old 91% hetero, 42% married, 28% divorced, 9% co-habiting and 31% dating

Question 2

What were the findings in Hazan and Shavers - the love quiz?

Answer 2

Securely attached respondents tended to have positive IWM and average 10 years rather than 5 for resistant and 6 for avoidant

Insecure types vulnerable to loneliness with resistant being the most vulnerable

Question 3

What was discovered in Belsky (1999) about early attachments?

Answer 3

Found that 3-5 year old securely attached children were more curious, self confident and got along better with other children.

This causes easier relationships because they have higher expectations and let people get close to them

Question 4

What was found in Smith (1998) about early attachments?

Answer 4

Assessed attachment types and bullying involvement using a questionnaire in 196 children aged 7-11

Insecure avoidant - most likely to be victims
Insecure resistant - most likely to be bullies

Question 5

What are some evaluations of the influence of early attachment on later life?

Answer 5

There are issues with the methodology of these studies - recalling earlier life
Any association is weak as it is based on correlational evidence
It is too simplistic to say that only childhood internal working models have impacts on future relationships