Non-Maternal Daycare

Question 1

What did the longitudinal study by Belsky and Rovine (1988) find?

Answer 1

Children who spend 20+ hours per week in non maternal DC will be more likely to have an avoidant attachment

Question 2

What did lamb and stern berg (1992) find?

Answer 2

Secure attachment is prevalent in children who are exclusively in maternal care.

Insecure attachment was more common in those who entered day care between 7-12m (the strong single attachment stage) rather than early entry

Question 3

What 3 things challenge the notion non maternal day care will influence attachment quality?

Answer 3

Poor quality childcare
3rd party variables
Sample size

Question 4

How does the quality of daycare affect attachment?

Answer 4

Poor quality of daycare will have a detrimental influence on attachment security

Question 5

According to the 3rd variables challenge of day care affecting attachment quality what needs to be controlled in research?

Answer 5

Things like divorce, poverty and socio economic status

Question 6

Why is the sample size of these studies a problem?

Answer 6

They are small and inadequate sample sizes for infants who are used to repeated separation

Question 7

What did the NICHD study (1997) find?

Answer 7

There is no direct effect on attachment and non maternal daycare
The strongest influence on secure attachment is maternal sensitivity between 6-15months

Question 8

What does the results of the NICHD study support?

Answer 8

Belsky 2009 - dual risk phenomenon

Question 9

According to Belsky (2009) infants are more likely to have an insecure attachment if they experience low maternal sensitivity and…?

Answer 9

1) . Low quality daycare
2) . More than 10hrs of daycare per week
3) . More than 1 daycare arrangement

Question 10

What did Shaffer (2002) conclude?

Answer 10

Sensitive and responsive caregiving meant there was a low risk of poor developmental outcomes and a high risk of a secure attachment

Sensitive and responsive caregiving in daycare can counteract less than optimal caregiving in the home

Question 11

What did Bowlby (1973) say about repeated separation from the infant mother?

Answer 11

According to the attachment theory the stress of repeated separation from the infants mother will undermine the development of a secure attachment