Role of the father

Question 1

who proposed the theory of role of the father

Answer 1

Schaffer and Emerson

Question 2

whats the percentage of fathers who are the primary caregiver by seven months old

Answer 2

3%

Question 3

what percentage of fathers go on to form secondary attachments with the father?

Answer 3

75%

Question 4

what did Grossman et al discover about the roles of the father

Answer 4

• fathers may be less important for long term attachment
• fathers may be related to the play and stimulus of babies

Question 5

what did Field propose about the role of the father

Answer 5

• when fathers adopt the role of the primary caregiver, they adopt behaviours typically associated with mothers

Question 6

the level of _____ important not the ____ in regards to attchmants

Answer 6

• response
• attachment

Question 7

what are the strengths of the role of the father theory

Answer 7

• it provides parent advice, as it reassures mothers that if they need to go to work for money reasons, it reassures them that the child could still form attachments with the

Question 8

name the two limitations of the role of the father

Answer 8

• there is no clarity due to the fact psychologists do not agree on whether fathers can be the primary or secondary caregiver
• there is conflicting evidence, as researchers explain different roles in different ways, which means that it can be confusing to parents due to conflicting ideas.