Influence on childhood on adult relationships Flashcards
What did Shaver suggest about parent-child relationships
Love is a combination of 3 behavioural systems:
Attachment
Care giving
Sexual systems
What did Bowlby suggest about parent-child relationships?
Internal working model
An avoiding attachment causes people to find sex without love pleasurable
How does child abuse affect future relationships
Increase in anger, anxiety, and depression
Difficulty trusting people
Disorganised attachments
How do interactions with other influence relationships?
Quarter (2005) - a sense of value is a result of interactions with others
What’s the purpose of childhood friendships?
Act as a training ground - affection, alliance, secret sharing
What’s the purpose of adolescent relationships?
Separation from parents
Intimacy
Study for how adolescent relationships effect quality of future relationships?
Madison (2001) found if dating is heavy duty and high frequency at 15-17 years, the relationships at 20-21 years will be low quality
Evaluation: parental relationships
Kirkpatrick (1994) relationship breakdowns are usually linked to a shift from secure to insecure attachment
Evaluation: child abuse
Berensen (2006) found adult women were negative towards people who reminded them of their abuser
Evaluation: adolescent relationships
Newman et al (1995) found a decrease in academic achievement and increase in conduct problems
Evaluation: attachment
Siphon et al (2007) 78ps over 25 years Secure attachment (1 year) High social competence (6-8 years) Close friendships (16 years) Emotionally attached relationships in adulthood
Evaluation: determinism
Suggests that the past determines the future, however studies have shown that Ps with a insecure attachment at infancy can still have good relationships in adulthood
