Influence on Early Attachment on Later Relationships

Question 1

Internal Working Model

Answer 1

Bowlby’s idea that the primary attachment relationship provides a template for later relationships

Question 2

Relationships in later childhood

Answer 2

Securely attached children have better relationships
^ less likely to be involved in bullying

Question 3

Relationships with romantic partners

Answer 3

. Securely attached adults have better relationships with friends and partners
. Secure responders had better and longer lasting relationships
. Avoidant responders had a fear of intimacy

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Evidence is mixed = research found little relationship between quality of attachment and later attachments

Low Validity = most studies assess infant attachment by retrospective self report which lacks validity

Other factors = like temprament might affect both infant attachment and later relationships