Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships Flashcards

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What did Hazan and Shaver (1987) do?

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They conducted a “Love quiz” in the local newspaper, asking people about their childhood attachments and views on romantic love

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What did Hazan and Shaver (1987) find?

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  • Strong correlation between childhood attachment and ideas on romantic love/success in adult relationships
  • Secure = good and longer lasting romantic relationships.
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Our first experience of attachment act as an….

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Internal working model

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What does the continuity hypothesis say about effect of attachment on later relationships?

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The type of attachment is reflected later on (Based on internal working model)

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Does Hartup et.al (1993) support the influence of early attachment on later relationships?

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Yes

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What did Hartup et.al (1993) find?

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Children with a secure attachment type are more popular at nursery and engage more in social interactions with other children

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What occurs to relationships during childhood if you had a secure attachment?

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Form the best quality friendships while insecurely attached infants struggle

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What did Myron-Wilson and Smith (1998) find?

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Insecure-avoidant infants are most likely to be bullied

-Insecure-resistant infants are most likely to be bullies

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Does Myron-Wilson and Smith (1998) support or hinder the research into the influence of early attachment on later life?

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Support

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Who else found research to support of relationships in adulthood?

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-McCarthy (1999)

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People tend to base their internal working model on their…

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parenting style

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How found support in the internal working model and parenting styles?

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Bailey et.al (2007)

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Does Zimmerman (2000) support or hinder the continuity of attachment?

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Hinder

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Why did Zimmerman (2000) limit the continuity of attachment?

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Found little relationship between quality of infant and adolescent attachment

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What are the findings of Hazan and Shaver (1987)?

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  • 56% secure
  • 25% insecure-avoidant
  • 19% insecure-resistant
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Limitations of assessing relationships and attachments by interviews and questionnaires:

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  • Participants have to honest
  • Social desirability bias increase (possibly)
  • Relies on recognition of earlier relationships
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What is the alternative explanation for continuity in relationships?

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Temperament hypothesis

18
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What does the temperament hypothesis argue?

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Infants temperament affects the way a parent responds and so may be a determining factor in infant attachment type.

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What is the theoretical problem with research related to the internal working model?

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  • They are unconscious
  • Hard to get direct evidence
  • Self-report methods give indirect conscious notions of relationships
20
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The temperament factor may act as a …

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third force