attachment figures

• What did Schaffer and Emerson (1964) find about infant attachment?

  Infants attach to mothers first, then others
• At what age do infants typically form attachments with other figures?

  Usually by the age of 18 months
• What did Grossman (2002) conclude about the role of the father in attachment?

  Father-child attachment is less important than mother-child
• How is the quality of father's play related to attachment?

  It is related to the quality of attachment
• What did Field (1978) find about fathers as primary attachment figures?

  They act similarly to mothers in attachment
• What does the evaluation of the father's role in attachment suggest?

  Findings on the father's role are inconsistent
• What did MacCallum and Golombok (2004) find about children in single-parent families?

  They develop similarly to those in conventional families
• What is unknown regarding fathers as primary attachment figures?

  Reasons for fathers not becoming primary figures
• What does 'stages of attachment' refer to?

  • Changes in infant behavior as they age
  • Specific behaviors appear at specific ages