Attachment: Influences on early attachment AO1

Question 1

What does internal working model act as?

Answer 1

It acts as a template for future relationships.

Question 2

Give an example of internal working model

Answer 2

• Child with bad experience will bring these bad experiences to future relationships. This could lead them to struggle in forming relationships and not behaving appropriately when they have relationships.

Question 3

What is the child’s internal working model dependent on?

Answer 3

The primary carer’s behaviour towards the child.

Question 4

What are 3 relationships that are associated with attachment types?

Answer 4

1. Relationships in later childhood (friendships and bullying)
2. Relationships in adulthood with romantic partners
3. Relationships in adulthood as a parent

Question 5

Who assessed attachment type and bullying involvement?

Answer 5

Myron-Wilson and Smith

Question 6

What did Myron-Wilson and Smith use to assess bullying involvement?

Answer 6

standardised questionnaires

Question 7

What are the bullying involvements in different attachmetn types:
secure children?
insecure avoidant children?
insecure resistant children?

Answer 7

secure children- unlikely to be involved
insecure avoidant children- more likely to be victims of bullying
insecure resistant children- more likely to be bullies

Question 8

RELATIONSHIPS IN LATER CHILDHOOD
How are friendships in different types of attachment?
securely attached children?
insecurely attached children?

Answer 8

Secure children- form strong friendships because they expect others to be caring and trustworthy
Insecure children- more likely to struggle forming friendships as they may be more aggressive

Question 9

Which researchers did the love quiz?

Answer 9

Hazan & Shaver

Question 10

What is a support for internal working model?

Answer 10

Hazan & Shaver love quiz

Question 11

Who studied relationship in adulthood with romantic partners?

Answer 11

Hazan & Shaver

Question 12

What did Hazan & Shaver aimed to do?

Answer 12

Whether early attachment could predict later relationships

Question 13

What are 3 parts of Hazan & Shaver’s questionnaire?

Answer 13

1. Current relationship experiences
2. Childhood attachment history
3. Attitude towards love

Question 14

FINDINGS OF HAZAN & SHAVER
What were the people with different attachment types attitude towards their partners were?
Securely attached?
Insecurely avoidant?

Answer 14

Securely attached- most likely to have good long lasting romantic relationships
Insecurely avoidant- tend to reveal jealousy and fear of intimacy

Question 15

CONCLUSION OF HAZAN & SHAVER

Answer 15

Attachment types are reflected in romantic relationships

Question 16

Who found that mothers tend to mirror their own attachment type when raising children?

Answer 16

Bailey et al

Question 17

What were the behaviours of mothers based on their attachment types?
securely attached mothers?
insecurely attached mothers?

Answer 17

securely attached mothers- more responsive
insecurely attached mothers- struggled to form strong bonds

Question 18

BAILEY ET AL PROCEDURE
How was the mother-baby attachment assessed?

Answer 18

using strange situation

Question 19

BAILEY ET AL PROCEDURE
How was the mother-mother attachment assessed?

Answer 19

using adult attachment interview