Role of the father Flashcards
What did Schaffer and Emerson find about fathers NOT being a primary attachment?
Fathers are less likely to be a primary attachment figure over the mother.
Less than 5% of cases have the father as the babies first and primary attachment.
What did schaffer and Emerson find about what fathers go on to become?
-Most fathers go on to become an important attachment figure
-75% of infants formed an attachment with their dad b the age of 18 months (Shown by separation anxiety)
outline the procedure of Grossman’s LONGITUDINAL study on babies attachment to parents
-researcher looked at parent behaviour and quality of their babies attachment with mums but not dads in attachment.
WHAT DOES THIS SUGGEST?
-this suggests that attachment to fathers is less important than attachment to mothers.
what did Grossman find about fathers?
they have a different role to mothers, more to do with PLAY and STIMULATION than emotional development.
what was Field’s procedure in evidence that fathers can be a primary attachment figure?
-filmed 4 month old babies in face-face interactions with P.mums, P.dads, and S.dads.
what was Fields findings after recording their interactions?
P.dads were more like P.mums as they spent more time smiling, imitating, and holding babies than S.dads-caregiver infant interaction/reciprocity showed here.
What was Fields conclusion about fathers?
fathers can provide the responsive interaction required for close emotional attachment when given the role of primary caregiver
