The Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships Flashcards
How does the Internal Working Model affect future relationships?
- It determines the kinds of qualities brought to future relationships, both positive and negative.
- Someone with a positive IWM may bring positive qualities (e.g. love, trust, respect) whilst someone with a negative IWM may bring negative qualities (e.g. jealousy, controlling, being emotionally distant)
Describe Myron-Wilson & Smith’s Bullying Study
Assessed the attachment type and involvement in bullying of 190+ children aged 7-11 in London using a standard questionare
Describe Myron-Wilson & Smith’s Findings
- Securely-attached= unlikely to be involved in bullying
- Insecure-Avoidant= most likely to be bullied
- Insecure-Resistant= most likely to be the bullies
What did Kerns conclude about attachment type and friendships?
That securely attached children formed better quality friendships
Describe Hazan & Shaver’s ‘Love Quiz’
- Analysed 630 replies to a ‘Love Quiz’ printed in a local newspaper
- The quiz was compiled of 3 sections: the individual’s attachment type; their current and most important relationship, and their general love experiences
Describe Hazan & Shaver’s Findings
- Individuals who were securely attached formed better quality and longer-lasting relationships, compared to those were insecurely attached who tended to struggle to form and maintain relationships
- Those with an insecure avoidant attachment type struggled with being emotionally distant.
- Those with an insecure resistant attachment type struggled with the fear that their partner didn’t love them back or would leave them
Describe Bowlby’s Maternal Attachment Type Study
- Assessed 99 mothers and their babies using The Strange Situation
- Found that the mothers attachment type matched that of both their baby and their mother
- This suggests that attachment type is generational, perhaps via the Internal Working Model.
Why is research into the Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships useful?
It provides an insight into the significance of good quality early attachment
Why can the findings of research into the Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships be criticised? (2 points)
- For being deterministic
- Cause-and-effect can’t be established
Why can Hazan & Shaver’s Love Quiz be criticised?
For its use of a self-report method, which lacks reliability due to potential response bias and the data being retrospective
