role of father Flashcards
scaffer n emerson parent- infant attachment
1964
prim attachment usuallt w mother but sometimes both
maj babies attach to mother first around 7 months
only 3% cases father was sole object of attachment
27% father was joint w mother
75% infants eventually form secondary attachments w father (of infants studies, formed by 18 months) - indicated by fact infants protested when father walked away
teen attachments
grossman 2002
longitudinal study looking at parents bhevaiour n relationship to qual of childrens attachment in teens
found qual of attachment w dather was less important in attachment type of teens than w mothers
fathers less important un long term emotional development
why is fathers play more important
wual of fathers play w infants was related to children’s attachments
suggests father have diff role in attachments one which is kore to do w play and stimulation less to do w nurture
can fathers be prim care givers
yh
some evi shows that when fs are main caregiver they adopt behaviours typucal of mothers
field 1978 / filmed 4 month babies n found primary cg fathers spent more time smiling n imitating n holding infants like mothers more than secondary cg fathers.
so level of response is more important not gender
strength / research has important economic implications
mothers feel pressured to stay at home as research believes mothers r vital for healthy emotional development
economically may cause issues for society n indivs
so this redearch may provude comfort to working mothers n work choices
limitation social biases prevent objective observation
preconceptions ab fathers behaviours are created by common discussions about parenting behaviours
stereotypes- fathers r more playful n stricter maybcause unintentional observer bias whwre they see what is efpefted rather than recording reality
conclusions of role of father in attachment are hard to disentangle from social biases ab their role
