Influence Of Early Attachments On Adult Relationships Flashcards
What did McCarthy assess quality of?
Adult relationships of 40 woman aged 25-44 with childhood insecure attachments
What did McCarthy find woman insecure avoidant?
attachments had less successful adult romantic relationships
What did belsky et al report?(conflict with husbands)
That women with childhood secure attachments experienced less conflict with husbands on topics related to time spent together than division of domestic labour compared to insecure attached women
What did Brennan and Shever find?(individuals insecure avoidant)
Individuals who were insecure avoidant were willing to engage in sex in the absence of strong feelings of love
What did McCarthy find insecure resistant?
Had problems forming non romantic adult relationships, both supporting internal working model
What were woman with secure attachments also more likely to do? (Belsky et al)
Manage conflict in mutually focused way, explaining why they experience less conflict in the first place
Similar to Brennan, what did hazard and shaver find?(one night stands)
Individuals who were more likely to have one night stands and sex outside real relationships preferred purely sexual contact like oral/anal to actual kissing/cuddling - supports
What did kunce and shaver find?(compulsive caring)
Woman classed as having childhood insecure resistant attachments reported the highest levels of compulsive caregiving
