The Influence Of Early Attachment

• How do early relationships with parents influence future relationships?

  They can prepare or hinder relationship success
• What can be investigated to see if early attachment influences relationships?

  Comparing attachment styles in infancy and later
• What is the continuity hypothesis?

  Future relationships follow patterns from infancy
• What are the attachment styles identified by Ainsworth?

  Secure, insecure avoidant, insecure resistant
• What does the internal working model include?

  Expectations about trust and affection in relationships
• What did Hazan and Shaver's love quiz assess?

  Participants' current and infant relationships
• What percentage of participants were classified as secure in Hazan and Shaver's study?

  56%
• What did McCarthy's study find about secure infants?

  They had long-lasting, secure adult relationships
• How does parenting style influence children's relationships?

  Low warmth and high neglect link to bullying
• What role does the father play in a child's socialization?

  A good relationship leads to more friends
• What practical applications arise from understanding early attachment?

  Influences early years education and reduces bullying
• What is a criticism of research on early and later attachments?

  It relies on correlational data
• What is Kagan's temperament hypothesis?

  Babies have inherited high or low reactivity
• How does the continuity hypothesis view relationship styles?

  They are deterministic and set in infancy
• What is the significance of the internal working model?

  It shapes expectations in future relationships
• What are the implications of early attachment on adult relationships?

  • Influences relationship stability
  • Affects emotional and social skills
  • Can lead to generational patterns of attachment
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the research on early attachment?

  Strengths:

  • Provides insight into relationship development
  • Highlights importance of early experiences

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Relies on self-report data
  • Correlational, not causal
  • Potential for bias in responses