Relationships In Adulthood With Romantic Parents Flashcards
Those assessed were found?
Those as securely attached infants had the best adult friendships and romantic relationships.
Adults classed as insecure-resistance as infants had problems with what?
Maintaining friendships whilst those classed as insecure-avoidant struggle with intimacy in Romantic relationships
Who studied a classical study of the association between attachment and adult relationships?
Cindy ha an and Phillip shaver
What did cindy and Phillip analyse?
620 replies to a ‘love quiz’ printed in America local newspaper
The quiz had three sections. The first assessing?
Respondents current or most important relationships
The second part of the quiz?
Assessed general love experiences such as number of partners
The third section assessed what?
Attachment type by asking respondents to choose which of these statement a best described their feelings
What was found from this study?
56% of respondents were identified as securely attached with 25% insecure-avoidant and 19% insecure resistant
Those reporting secure attachment were the most likely to what?
Have a good and longer lasting romantic experience
What did the avoidant respondents tend to reveal ?
Jealousy and fear of intimacy
What do the findings suggest?
That patterns of attachment behaviour are reflected in romantic relationships
What did Gerard study?
40 adult women who had been assessed when they were infants to be establish their early attachment type
