Stages of attachment Flashcards
who conducted a landmark study into attachment?
schaffer and emmerson
how many stages of attachment are there?
4
what is the first stage of attachment called? when does it occur?
asocial stage, from birth until 2 months
what is the second stage of attachment called? when does it occur?
indiscriminate attachment stage, at around the age of 4 months
what is the third stage of attachment called? when does it occur?
discriminate attachment stage, at around 7 months
what is the forth stage of attachment called? when does it occur?
multiple attachment stage, a month or so after the first attachment is formed
what percentage of infants formed their first attachment with their mother?
65%
what percentage of infants formed their first attachment with their mother joint first?
30%
what percentage of infants formed their first attachment with their father?
3%
what percentage of infants formed their first attachment with their father joint first?
27%
what did schaffer and emmerson state was the most important factor for forming an attachment?
sensitive responsiveness
what did Lamb (1997) report studies showed?
Lamb claimed studies have shown little relationship between father accessibility and infant - father attachments.
what is one weakness of schaffer and emmersons study?
it may be unreliable as the data was recorded by the mothers, and some mothers may be less sensitive to responses by their infants
what what is another weakness of the schaffer and emmerson study?
it may not be generalisable in the present day as it was conducted in the 1960s in Glasgow, thus both targeting a niche group alongside the fact that more women are currently in work, so social roles have drastically changed.
