Role of the father Flashcards
What is the research for father is the secondary attachment figure?
-Schaffer and Emerson- found majority of babies attached to their mothers first, and only 3% cases the father was the first sole object of attachment
-In 75% of infants studied, attachment was formed with the father by the age of 18 months
what is the research for attachment with the father in the long term?
-Grossman (2002)-
-carried out longitudinal study looking at parents behaviour and its relationship quality of the children attachments and their teens
-Research the quality of attachment with the father was less important and the quality of attachment with mother
-They that the fathers are less important in long-term emotional development
What is the research for father’s plays more important?
-B argues that in families with young children father role tends to be different than the mother
-according to him, a father is more likely to engage in physical activity than the mother and tends to become his child’s preferred play companion
When do infants prefer contact with their father?
when in a positive emotional state and wanting to play
When do infants prefer their mother?
When they are distressed and need comforting
What can fathers play being more importantly, explained by?
Biological evidence such as female hormones (oestrogen) which, underlie caring behaviour and create higher levels of nurturing
