influence of early attachment on later relationships ao1

Question 1

what is internal working model

Answer 1

mental representation of our relationship with our primary caregiver
and provides template for what we think our future relationships should look like

Question 2

based on iwm what would affectionate and loving early expirence lead to

Answer 2

lead to seeking out functional relationships
whereby you behave functionslly in them
normal and healthy relationships

Question 3

based on iwm what would avoidant early experience lead to

Answer 3

uninvolved in future relationships
emotionally unaviable

Question 4

based on iwm what would resistant early expirence lead to

Answer 4

controlling
argumentative and hostile

Question 5

who found links between early attachment and frienships and what did they find

Answer 5

kerns 1994
attachment type is associated with quality of frienships
whereby insecurely attached babies have later friendship difficulties and securely attached babies have the best quality childhood frienships.

Question 6

who found links between early attachment and bullying

Answer 6

wilson and smith 1998

Question 7

procedure of wilson and smith study

Answer 7

assessed attachment type and bullying involvment
using standard questionaires in 196 children aged 7-11 from london

Question 8

findings of willow and smith study

Answer 8

secure children were very unlikely to be involved in bullying
insecure avoidant children were most likely to be the victims
insecure resistant children were most likely to be bullies

Question 9

what are the 2 major adult experiences that the iwm affects

Answer 9

• romantic relationships
• relationships with children

Question 10

mccarthy 1999 procedure

Answer 10

studied 40 adult women who had been assessed when they were babies to establish their early attachment type.

Question 11

mccarthy 1999 findings

Answer 11

those assessed as securely attached babies had best adult friendships and romantic relationships
those classed as insecure res has issues maintaing friendships and those identified as insecure avoidant struggled with intimacy in romantic relationships

Question 12

who and when conducted love quiz and what was it

Answer 12

hazan and shaver 1987
classic study of the association between attachment and later adult relationships

Question 13

procedure of love quiz

Answer 13

hazan and shaver analysed 620 replies to a love quiz printed on an american newspaper
quiz had 3 sections
1st section assesed thier current or most important relationships
2nd part assesed general love expirences eg number of partners
3rd section assessed attachment type

Question 14

findings and conclusions of love quiz

Answer 14

56% of respondents were identified as securely attached
25% insecure av
19% insec res
those w sec att most likely to have good longer lasting relationships
the avoidants respondents tended to reveal jelousy and fear of intimacy suggesting patterns of attachment behaviour are reflcted in romantic relationships\zax

Question 15

who and when did research on early attachment and parenthing

Answer 15

bailey et al 2007

Question 16

baiely et al 2007 pricedure

Answer 16

considred attachments of 99 mothers to their babies and to their own mothers
mother baby attachment was assesed during strange situation and mothers attachment to own mother was assesed usinng adult attachment interview

Question 17

bailey et al 2007 findings

Answer 17

iwm affects childs ability to parent
ppl tend to base thier parenting style on thier internal working model
so attachment type tends to be passed on through generations of family