the influnce of early attachment on later relationships

Question 1

What did Kern find investigating the effect of attachment type on childhood relationships?

Answer 1

secure attachments form better childhood friendships whilst insecure often have friendship troubles

Question 2

what did Wilson and Smith find investigating the effect of attachment type on involvement in bullying?

Answer 2

secure infants were unlikely to be involved
insure avoidant were often the victims of bullying
insecure resistant were often the bullies

Question 3

what did Cathy find investigating the effect of attachment type on relationships in adulthood?

Answer 3

those with secure attachment had the best adult friendships and romantic relationships, whilst those who were insecure-avodient struggled with intimacy in relationships

Question 4

what was McCarthy’s procedure?

Answer 4

studied 40 women who were asses when they were infant fro their attachment types then again as adults

Question 5

what did Hazan and Shaver find investigating the effect of attachment type on adult relationships?

Answer 5

56% secure were more likely to have good long lasting relationships
25% insecure-aviodent often had a fear of intimacy
19% insecure-resistant often struggled with jealousy

Question 6

what was Hazan and Shaver procedure?

Answer 6

used 620 replies to a love quiz in a american local newspaper which assessed respondents current relationships; general love experiences; attachment types

Question 7

what did Bailey et al find investigating the effect of attachment type relationships as a parent?

Answer 7

the majority of mothers had the same attachment type to their babies as they had to their mothers

Question 8

What was Bailey et al’s procedure?

Answer 8

assessed 99 mothers using the strange situation and interviews

Question 9

what counter evidence does Zimmerman provide for the internal working model?

Answer 9

he found there was little relationship between attachment type and adolescent attachment to parents

Question 10

Why do the experiment lack internal validity?

Answer 10

the use questionnaires and interviews which means there may be desirability bias and inaccurately recalled information and the internal working model in subconscious whilst self report is conscious the the evidence in indirect

Question 11

what ethical issues are there?

Answer 11

confidentiality, sensitive debrief, determination (self-fulfilling profligacy) , psychological harm and social separation