the role of the father✅ Flashcards
who is usually the caregiver the baby gets attached to first ?
after how many months does the secondary attachments begin to form with other family members including the father
the mom - usually happens with the first 7 months
after a few weeks or months
what % form secondary attachments with the father?
how was this shown by infants?
75% - infants formed an attachment with the father by 18 months
they protested when there fathers left them
what was grossmans longitudinal study based on?
what did he find?
parents behave. + quality of their children attachments in their teens
the quality of attach. with the father was less important in the attach. type of teens then the quality with mom
why is the fathers approach of attachment considered just as important?
they take in a different, more playful side as opposed to. a nurturing one
what happens to fathers when they take on the main role of primary care giver (PCG)?
they adopt behaviour ours that are more typical of women
what did field find out about PCG fathers when studying 4 month old babies?
PCG fathers spent more time smiling, imitating an d holding infants like mothers do as opposed to SCG fathers
list a couple of important behaviours that are important I building an attachment with an infant?
smiling, imitating and holding them
what is the key to an important attachment?
the level of responsiveness by the PCG, not the gender off the parent
ao3:
✅ strength?
✅ led to societal changes and less judgement eg. extended and pritorisarion of paternity lev after pregnancy
ao3:
❌ 2 weaknesses?
❌ research has economical implications - mothers feel pressured to stay at home bc research says they play a vital role in healthy emotional development… in some families this may not be the best economical solution
❌evidence undermines the idea of fathers having distinct roles - other studies found children growing up in single families or same sex parent families dont develop differently then those in two parent families
