Influence of early attachment

Question 1

What is the continuity hypothesis?

Answer 1

Children’s attachment types reflected into later relationships - continuity between early attachment experiences and later relationships

Question 2

What behaviours are influenced by the IWM?

Answer 2

• childhood friendships
• poor parenting
• romantic relationships
• mental health

Question 3

What was the procedure for the love quiz?

Answer 3

• Hazan and Shaver (1987)
• tests internal working model
• questionnaire about attitude towards love

Question 4

What were the findings for the love quiz?

Answer 4

• Secure = 56% = “I find it easy getting close to others and comfortable depending on them”
• Insecure-avoidant = 23% = “I am uncomfortable being close to others, I find it difficult to trust them”
• Insecure-resistant = 20% = “I find others are reluctant to get close as I’d like, I worry my partner doesn’t love me”