Role of the father

Question 1

Who did research into the role of the father?

Answer 1

Grossman

Question 2

What was Grossmans aim into the role of the father?

Answer 2

Looking at both parents behaviour and quality of child’s attachment into their teens

Question 3

What was Grossmans 1st finding?

Answer 3

The quality of infants attachment with their mothers, not fathers, was related to children’s attachment in adolescence

Question 4

Conclusion of Grossmans 1st finding?

Answer 4

Fathers attachment is less important than the mothers

Question 5

Grossmans 2nd finding?

Answer 5

The quality of fathers play with infants was related to the quality of children’s adolescent attachments

Question 6

Grossmans 2nd conclusion?

Answer 6

Suggests the father have a different role in attachment- play and stimulation, less to do with nurturing

Question 7

Who’s research contradicted Grossmans role of the father?

Answer 7

Field

Question 8

What was fields aim?

Answer 8

To investigate the role of the rather

Question 9

What was Fields method into role of the father?

Answer 9

Controlled observation

Question 10

What was Fields procedure into role of the father?

Answer 10

Filmed 4 month old babies in face to face interactions with primary caregiver mothers, primary caregiver fathers and secondary caregiver fathers

Question 11

What were Fields findings?

Answer 11

Primary caregiver fathers spend more time smiling, imitating and holding infants than secondary caregivers which seemed to be important in forming an attachment

Question 12

What was Fields conclusion?

Answer 12

Fathers can be the more nurturing attachment figure and take on a traditionally maternal role. The key to attachment is level of responsiveness not gender of parent