Role of the father

Question 1

In Schaffer and Emersons study, hat percentage of the primary attatchments were dads

Answer 1

3%

Question 2

Who studies the role of the father

Answer 2

Grossman

Question 3

Grossmans procedure

Answer 3

-A longitudinal study where babies attatchments were studied until their teens

Question 4

Grossmans findings

Answer 4

Mums-The quality of attatchment (nurture and emotional development) when babies directly related to the attatchment in adolesence
Dads-The quality of play (play and stimulation)when babies directly related to relationships in adolesence

Question 5

Who studied fathers as main caregivers

Answer 5

Field

Question 6

Fields procedure and findings

Answer 6

-Recorded 4 month olds whos primary caregivers were their mums vs their dads
-Fathers as the primary caregiver spent more time smiling, holding and imitating their infants (reciprocy)

Question 7

Fields conclusion

Answer 7

When fathers are the primary caregivers, they take on a more nurturing role like the mother, and can provide the same responsivness that is needed for a close emotional attatchment

Question 8

AO3 strength

Answer 8

-research support
-Geiger fathers play scenarios with children where more exciting whereas mothers were more nurturing
-fathers take on a more simulation based role
-increases the reliability as it shows consistency between research and finding on this topic