Schaffer and Emerson (1967)

• In only 3% of cases the father was the first sole figure of attachment
• 27% of cases the father was the joint first object of attachment with the mother
• However it appears that most fathers do go on to become important attachment figures
• 75% of babies formed an attachment with their fathers by the ages of 18 months
• schaffer and emerson found that the majority of babies first became attached To their mother around 7 months
• Babies protested when fathers walked away