The Glasgow Study, The experiment and Findings Flashcards
Who carried out the Glasgow Study?
Schaffer and Emerson.
When was the Glasgow Study carried out?
1964.
What did the Glasgow Study investigate?
The development of attachments.
Who were the participants in the Glasgow Study?
60 infants from working-class homes in Glasgow.
How old were the infants at the start of the Glasgow Study?
5-23 weeks.
How long were the infants studied for in the Glasgow Study?
1 year.
How often were the mothers visited?
Every 4 weeks.
What did the mothers do when they were visited?
Reported their infant’s response to separation in 7 everyday situations.
What is an example of the separation situations?
Being left alone in a room.
What were mothers asked to describe?
The intensity of any protest, rated of a 4 point scale.
What was the mother asked to say about the protest?
Whom it was directed at.
How was stranger anxiety assessed?
By the infant’s response to the interveiwer.
Finding applying to Stage 3:
What did they find out about primary attachments?
They are not always formed with the person who spent the most time with the infant.
Finding applying to Stage 3:
What did they find about intensely attached infants?
They had mothers who responded sensitively to the infant.
Finding applying to Stage 3:
What did they find out about poorly attached infants?
They had mothers who failed to interact.
Finding applying to Stage 3:
How many of the children had the their primary attachment figures as their mothers?
And a further how many had their mothers as the first joint specific attachment?
65%
30%
Finding applying to Stage 3:
What percentage of the fathers were the first object of attachment
3%
Finding applying to Stage 3:
What percentage of the fathers were the joint first object?
27%
Finding applying to Stage 4:
Within one month of first becoming attached, what percentage of the infants had multiple attachments to someone else?
What percentage had this risen to within 6 months?
29%
78%
Finding applying to Stage 4:
What are the multiple attachments to someone else called?
Secondary Attachments.
Finding applying to Stage 4:
Do infants show separation anxiety to their secondary attachments?
Yes.
Finding applying to Stage 4:
By the age of 1, how many of the infants had formed 5 to more secondary attachments?
1/3
