Schaffer’s stages of attachment Flashcards
What are the four identifiable stages of attachment proposed by Schaffer and Emerson?
- Asocial stage
- Indiscriminate attachment
- Specific attachment
- Multiple attachments
What characterizes the asocial stage of attachment?
Observable behavior towards humans and inanimate objects is similar; signs of preference for familiar people.
During which stage do babies begin to show a clear preference for human company?
Indiscriminate attachment stage.
From what age do babies typically display specific attachment behaviors?
Around 7 months.
What is the primary attachment figure?
The person with whom the baby forms a specific attachment, often responding best to the baby’s signals.
What percentage of cases is the primary attachment figure the baby’s mother?
65%.
What behaviors indicate the formation of specific attachment?
- Stranger anxiety
- Separation anxiety
What happens shortly after a baby forms a specific attachment?
They usually extend attachment behaviors to multiple attachments.
What are secondary attachments?
Relationships with other people the baby regularly spends time with.
What percentage of children formed secondary attachments within a month of forming a primary attachment?
29%.
By what age do the majority of babies develop multiple attachments?
By the age of one year.
Fill in the blank: In the asocial stage, babies show signs that they prefer to be with _______.
[other people].
True or False: In the indiscriminate attachment stage, babies show separation anxiety when caregivers leave.
False.
