Influence of early attachment on later relationships
Internal working model - primary attachment relationship provides a template for later relationships
Relationships in childhood - securely attached children have better friendships, less likely to be involved in bullying, insecure avoidant are victims
Relationships in adulthood - securely attached adults have better relationships (McCarthy), avoidant responders had fear of intimacy (Hazan), mothers’ attachment type matched that of their mothers and babies (Bailey et al)
