attachment: role of the father

Question 1

what did early research suggest for the role of the father

Answer 1

the fathers role is to be a playmate, not a caregiver

Question 2

what did bowlby suggest

Answer 2

there is only one primary caregiver, usually the mother

Question 3

what did Field (1978) study

Answer 3

filmed face to face interactions with PCG mothers, fathers and secondary CG fathers

Question 4

what did Field (1978) find and conclude

Answer 4

found primary CG mothers and fathers spent more time imitations, smiling and holding babies than secondary CG fathers did

concluded fathers are able to show the responsiveness to be emotional PAF but only when given role of PCG

Question 5

what did Grossman (2002) study

Answer 5

how important fathers are in children’s development and their role

Question 6

how did Grossman (2002) carry out his study

Answer 6

longitudinal study, 44 families

compared role of fathers and mothers in ages 6, 10, 16

he looked at both parents behaviour and its relationship to quality of children’s attachment experience (until teen)

Question 7

what did Grossman (2002) find from his study

Answer 7

quality of infant attachment with mothers is related to attachment in adolescence , infant attachment with fathers is not related to adolescent attachment, this suggests fathers attachment is less important

Question 8

what other role did Grossman find fathers had in attachment

Answer 8

the quality of play related to adolescence attachment, suggest father plays a different role in attachment (play and stimulation)

Question 9

ao3: what did Schaffer + Emerson (1964) find, how does this support the role of the father?

Answer 9

found the majority of babies become attached to mothers primarily, then form a secondary attachment to their father, suggests that fathers play a role in attachment however this may be less important than the primary role of the mother

Question 10

ao3: what did Field (1978) find, how does this support the role of the father?

Answer 10

found fathers can be more nurturing attachment figure, meaning the level of responsiveness is key to attachment and not the gender of the parent

Question 11

ao3: what did Grossman (2002) find, how does this support the role of the father?

Answer 11

suggests fathers play a greater role in play, rather than a nurturing aspect

Question 12

ao3: contradiction- what did Grossman (2002) suggest about the quality of attachment, what does this suggest about the role of attachment?

Answer 12

suggests quality of attachment with mother not father was related to attachment in adolescence

Question 13

ao3: what could be argued about the importance of fathers biologically?

Answer 13

could argue fathers not as important as they do not have enough oestrogen to make them sufficiently nurturing