Schaffer stages of attachment Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Stages of attachment intro
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- Shaffer and Emerson 1964
- involved analysing infant’s protests towards mother
- researcher assessed separation anxiety and stranger anxiety
2
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Stage 1
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- pre attachment
- 0-2 months
- similar behaviour towards humans and inanimate objects
- towards end of period, babies start smiling suggesting more attracted to humans
3
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Stage 2
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- indiscriminate stage
- 2-7 months
- babies recognise familiar faces through smiling
- allows strangers to look after them
4
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Stage 3
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- discriminate stage
- 7/8 months+
- develop specific attachments (closest to primary one)
5
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Stage 4
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- multiple attachments
- 9 months +
- infant becomes attached to consistent relationships e.g. grandparents
- primary attachment remains strongest
- referred to as “secondary attachments”
6
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+
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- real world applications in daycare
- parents can use stages to decide best time to put child in day care
- starting day care during specific attachment stages may be problematic
7
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- van ijzerndoorn 1993
- observed babies in cultures where they had multiple caregivers from birth
- some babies form multiple attachments from the outset
