influence of early attachment on later relatiosnhiops

Question 1

internal working model

Answer 1

• mental template for future relationships, formed from a Childs first attachment

e.g
I am worthy/unworhy of love

positive first attachment = expect secure loving relationships

negative first attachment = may struggle in later relationship , will show insecure attachment type ,
- insecure avoidant = avoid intimacy
- insecure resistant = clingy, struggle to maintain relationships

Question 2

study , iwm

Answer 2

hazan and shaver 1987 - love quiz study
aim = test internal working model in adults

procedure =
published a love quiz in the Rocky Mountain news
measured ,
1. childhood attachment style
, 2. adult romantic attachment type ,
3. attitudes towards love

620 responses , 205 men 415 woman

findings =
56 seure
25 insecure avoidant
19 insecure reisistant

correlation between childhood and adult attachment
secure = long lasting trust relationship
avoidant / resistant = shorter , less stable relationships

Question 3

influences of early attachment on adult relationships

Answer 3

romantic and peer realtionships

-secure infants = secure adults., strong friendships / romantic relationships

insecure resistant = struggle to maintain friendships

insecure avoidant = issues with emotional intimacy

Question 4

influence on early attachment on childhood relationships

Answer 4

secure = health friendships , more popular , empathetic and socially skilled

insecure avoidant = more likely to be bullied
insecure resistant = more likely to be the bully

Question 5

parenting relationships

Answer 5

Harlows monkeys = poor early attachment = poor parenting later

studies of insitutionalised woman ( didnt form attachment )
- worse parenting skills/ social functioning than other non institutionalaised woman

Question 6

mental health

Answer 6

poor iwm = linked to attachment disorder, characterised by
no clear attachment figure
struggles forming functional social relationships
often a result of neglect etc

Question 7

strength , evidence

Answer 7

p- evidence
e- meta analysis , looked at early attachment/ social emotional redevelopment found = early attachment styles predict quality of later relationships
e= supports idea that babies who r securely attached = more likely to form healthy relationships
l= strong support to bowlby iwm , early experiences = shape future emotional connections

Question 7

strength longitundail study

Answer 7

p- longitudinal study supports idea
e- study found = ppt who were securely attached as infants = showed strong emotional skills , formed better relationships etc
e- support evidence = proof that early attachments = template for future connections
l- type of attachment formed in infancy = predict relationship quality in life

Question 7

limitation , cofounding variables

Answer 7

p- cofounding variables
e- genetic influences e.g child personality, effect attachment type/later relationship
e- + parenting style = influence how child forms attachment and shapes how they relate to others later in life
l- cofounding variables = hard to determine whether its the attachment type that influences later relationship = lowers validity