Role of the father

Question 1

Name the researcher involved with the Role of the father study.

Answer 1

Grossman (2002)

Question 2

What are the influences on adolescent relationship.

Answer 2

• Conducted longitudal study looking at both parents behaviours & relationship with children
• Quality of infants attachment with mothers = related to children’s attachment in adolescent
• Suggests attachment with father isn’t as important
• Suggests fathers have different role in attachment, more stimulation than nurturing

Question 3

Fathers as primary caregiver

Answer 3

• Father takes on roles associated with mothers
• Spends more time smiling & imitating infants than secondary caregiver fathers
• Suggests fathers can be the more nurturing attachment figure