Influence of early attachment

Question 1

What is the internal working model?

Answer 1

• Bowlby believed that based upon our relationship with our primary attachment figure, we develip a mental model of relationships.
• this model serves as an explanation to what we think relationships are like

Question 2

Who researched Childhood research into early influence of attachment?

Answer 2

Myron - wilson + smith {1998}

Question 3

Childhood research into early influence of attachment procedure

Answer 3

Assessed attachment type and bullying involvement in 196 children aged 7 to 11 from london

Question 4

Childhood research into early influence of attachment findings

Answer 4

• Securely attached infants are least likely to go on to become involved in bullying
• insecure-avoidant infants are more likely to go on to become victims of bullying
• insecure - resistant infants are most likely to go on to become bullies

Question 5

Childhood research into early influence of attachment conclusion

Answer 5

This suggests that early attachment affects the quality of childhood friendships

Question 6

Who did Adult research into early influence of attachment

Answer 6

Hazan + Shaver {1987}

Question 7

Adult research into early influence of attachment procedure

Answer 7

• Analysed 620 replies to a ‘love quiz’ publishes in American local newspaper
• The quiz measures 3 variables : attachment types, current love experiences, attitudes towards adult love relationships

Question 7

Adult research into early influence of attachment Findings

Answer 7

• The found that patterns of romantic behaviour in adulthood were associated with early attachment type.
• Individuals who identified as securely attached {56% of respondents} tend to have positive love experiences and indicated that they trust others and believe in enduring love.
• Individuals who identified as insecure avoidant {25% of respondents} were fearful of closeness and indicated that they believe that love is neither long lasting nor necessary for happiness.
• individuals who identified as insecure resistant {19% of respondents} were preoccupied by love, indicated that they fall in love easily but have trouble finding true love

Question 8

Adult research into early influence of attachment conclusion

Answer 8

• these findings suggest that early attachment affects the quality of adult romantic relationships.

Question 8

Who completed Parenting research into early influence of attachment

Answer 8

Bailey et al. {2007}

Question 9

Parenting research into early influence of attachment procedure

Answer 9

• assessed attachment relationships in 99 mothers with one year and infants.
• measured the mothers attachment t9 their infants using the strange situation procedure
• measured the mothers attachment to their own primary attachment figure using an interview

Question 10

Parenting research into early influence of attachment findings

Answer 10

• found that the majority of the women had the same attachment classification both to their infant and to their own primary attachment figure

Question 11

Parenting research into early influence of attachment conclusion

Answer 11

• suggests that early attachment effects the quality of parenting relationships
• this means that attachment types tend to be passed on through generations of a family