ATTACHMENT- types of attachment Flashcards

(15 cards)

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strange situation- how was procedure carried out (3)

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-controlled observation to measure security of baby’s attachment towards CG
-psychologists observe behaviour through a 2 way mirror
-each behaviour observed are 3 mins each

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strange situation- what behaviours were used to judge attachment

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PRESS BEHAVIOURS
-proximity-seeking
-exploration+secure-base behaviour
-stranger anxiety
-separation anxiety
-response to reunion

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strange situation- what are the 7 stages of the procedure

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1.baby encouraged to explore (E)
2.stranger enters room+approaches baby (S)
3.CG leaves baby+stranger together (S+S)
4.CG returns, stranger leaves (R)
5.CG leaves baby alone (S)
6.stranger returns (S)
7.CG returns to baby (R)

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strange situation findings- what is secure attachment (4)

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(type B)
-60-75% UK babies
-moderate stranger+separation anxiety
-explore happily, regularly go back to CG
-require+accept comfort from CG in reunion

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strange situation findings- what is insecure avoidant attachment (4)

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(type A)
-20-25% UK babies
-no stranger+separation anxiety
-explore happily, dont seek proximity or show secure-base behaviour
-make little effort to make contact when CG returns, may avoid contact

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strange situation findings- what is insecure resistant attachment (5)

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(type C)
-3% UK babies
-high strange+separation anxiety
-explore less, seek greater proximity
-high stranger+separation anxiety
-resist comfort from CG in reunion

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cultural variations- ijzendoorn and kroonenberg procedure (2)

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-studied proportions of attachment types across a range of countries to assess cultural variations
-located 32 strange situation studies which were done in 8 different countries and data was meta-analysed

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cultural variations- ijzendoorn and kroonenberg general findings (2)

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-secure attachment was most common in all countries
-wide variation in proportions of attachment types in different studies

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cultural variations- ijzendoorn and kroonenberg findings in different cultures (3)

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-collectivist cultures had above 25% insecure-resistant
-individualistic cultures had same rate of insecure-resistant as ainsworth’s sample (<14%)
-variations between results in same country were 150% greater than between countries eg. US found 46% secure in one sample and 90% secure in a different sample

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cultural variations- ijzendoorn and kroonenberg- which country had the most insecure-avoidant

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germany

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cultural variations- ijzendoorn and kroonenberg- which country had the most insecure-resistant

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israel

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Simonelli italian sstudy- procedure and findings (3)

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-assessed 76 babies using strange situation
-50%= secure, 36%= insecure avoidant
-lower rate of secure, higher rate of insecure avoidant than other studies

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simonelli italian study- conclusion of findings (2)

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-findings could be due to there being more mothers of very young children working long hours and using professional childcare
-suggests patterns of attachment arent static, but vary in line with cultural change

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Kyoung korean study- procedure and findings (3)

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-assessed 87 babies with strange situation
-proportions of secure+inseucre were similar to those in most countries, most babies were secure
-more of the insecure babies were resistant- only one was avoidant

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kyoung korean study- conclusion of findings

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-findings similar to distribution of attachment types in japan
-japan and korea have similar child-rearing styles

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