the role of the father Flashcards
(13 cards)
AO1
when did Shaffer and Emerson conduct their research into the role of the father
1964
S+E findings
the majority of babies attach to their mother at 7 months
3% of cases the father was the primary attachment figure was the father
27% of cases the father was the joint primary attachment figure with the mother
how many babies formed an attachment with their father by the age of 18 months
75%
when did Grossmann conduct his research
2002
what type of study did Grossmann carry out
longitudinal study - babies were studied until they were teens
what did Grossmann suggest about mothers
the quality of babies attachment with mothers was related to attachments in adolescence
Grossmann findings about the father
quality of fathers play with babies was related to the quality of attachments
fathers role is to play with children and its less to do with emotional development
Fields findings
primary caregiver fathers spent more time smiling, imitating and holding babies
AO3
+P: real world application
user to offer advice to parents. can inform same-sex families and single parent families to say that fathers are capable of socialising children
-D: observer bias in research
stereotypes suggest that fathers are not at should not be the primary caregiver. this may cause unintentional observer bias as they see what they want to
-P: conflicting evidence
Grossmann suggests fathers have a role in secondary attachment but children that are raised in single mother families or lesbian families are the same
who conducted research for the supporting evidence
McCallum and Golombok consistently found that children are the same
+D: may not be conflicting evidence
fathers take on distinct roles so mothers/lesbians adapt to accommodate the role played by fathers
