A01

• What is an internal working model?

  A schema based on a person's expectations of relationships as a result of their attachment with their primary caregiver
• What are 3 types of relationships in later life that early attachment can have an impact on?

  1. Romantic Relationships

  2. Childhood relationships

  3. Relationship with own child as parents
• State a study which has shown a link between romantic relationships and early attachment

  Hazan and Shaver (1987)
• What 3 things did Hazan and Shaver's 'Love Quiz' assess?

  1. Current/most important relationship

  2. Attitudes towards love (assessment of IWM)

  3. Current and childhood attachments
• What were the findings of Hazan and Shaver's study?

  - A positive correlation between attachment type and experiences of love

  - Secure attachment = romantic relationships lasted on average 10 years

  - Insecure-resistant = 5 years

  - Insecure-avoidant = 6 years
• State 2 studies which have shown a link between childhood relationships and early attachment

  1. Sroufe et al. (2005) - Minnesota parent-child study

  2. Myron-Wilson & Smith (1998)
• Describe the Minnesota parent-child study (2005)

  - Followed ptpts from infancy to late adolescence

  - Securely attached infants = highest rated for social competence, less isolated and more popular in later childhood
• Describe the study carried out by Myron-Wilson & Smith (1998)

  - Assessed children aged between 7 and 11 from London using questionnaires

  - Found secure children = less likely to be involved in bullying

  - Insecure-resistant = more likely to be bullies

  - Insecure-avoidant more likely to be victims of bullying
• State a study which has shown a link between poor parenting and early attachment

  Bailey et al. (2007)
• Describe the carried out by Bailey et al. (2007)

  - Assessed 99 mothers with 1-year old baby on quality of attachment using Strange Situation

  - Also assessed quality of attachment of mothers with their own mothers when they were a child using an interview
• What were the findings of Bailey et al.'s study?

  Mothers who had poor attachments with their own mothers more likely to have poor attachments with their own child