Influence of early attachment

Question 1

Internal working model

Answer 1

Shapes future relationships based on early attachment with caregiver

Question 2

Continuity hypothesis

Answer 2

Infants who are strongly attached in infancy continue to be socially + emotionally competent
Mirrors future relationships

Question 3

Influence of early attachment on adult relationship
AIM

Answer 3

Test IWM by looking at association between early attachment + adult relationships

Question 4

Influence of early attachment on adult relationship
PROCEDURE

Answer 4

Placed a love quiz in a local newspaper asking questions about:

Current + more important relationship
Attachment history/ Attachment type
IWM asses asking attitudes towards love

Question 5

Influence of early attachment on adult relationship
FINDINGS

Answer 5

56% Secure - attached
Showed good-long lasting relationships, described love experiences as happy + trusting

25% Insecure - avoidant
Tended to reveal jealousy/ fear of intimacy

19% Insecure - resistant
Revealed insecurity and clinginess

Question 6

Influence of early attachment on adult relationship
Poor parenting

Answer 6

Harlow highlights poor attachment + later difficulties with parenting
study shows happens with humans
lack of IWM - individuals lack reference point to form relationships with own children

Question 7

Influence of early attachment on childhood relationships
Childhood relationships

Answer 7

Found continuity between early attachment + later emotional/social development
Secure: Popular + empathetic
IWM states SA have higher expectations
Enable easier friendships

Question 8

Influence of early attachment on childhood relationships
Bullying behavior

Answer 8

Predicted by attachment type
secure = unlikely involved
avoidant = victims
resistant = bullies

Question 8

Influence of early attachment on childhood relationship
Mental health

Answer 8

Lack of attachment during critical period = lack of IWM
Leads to attachment disorder, classified as psychatric condition

Question 9

AO3

Answer 9

Requires recollection
May be flawed, not accurate
Low internal validity

social desirability
Negative experiences - don’t want top be judged

Support:
Secure attachment during infancy had higher social competence, closer to friends at 16. expressive + attached to romantic partners
Attachment type predicts relationship

Deterministic