Influence of early attachment in later relationships

• Who proposed the concept of the Internal Working Model (IWM)?

  Bowlby
• What does the Internal Working Model (IWM) dictate?

  It dictates future relationships based on primary attachment
• What type of research did Ainsworth conduct?

  Research on relationships between caregivers and children
• How does attachment type affect later life?

  It affects friendships, romantic relationships, and parenting
• What does Kearns say about attachment type?

  It dictates the quality of future attachments
• What was the focus of the Love Quiz Study by Hazen & Shaver?

  Attachment experiences, history, and attitudes toward love
• What percentage of participants were securely attached in the Love Quiz Study?

  56%
• What characterizes securely attached individuals according to the Love Quiz Study?

  They are happy, friendly, and trusting
• What percentage of participants were avoidantly attached in the Love Quiz Study?

  25%
• What is a characteristic of avoidantly attached individuals?

  They fear closeness
• What percentage of participants were resistantly attached in the Love Quiz Study?

  19%
• What is a characteristic of resistantly attached individuals?

  They fall in love easily
• What are the limitations of early attachment research?

  • Reliance on retrospective classification
  • Validity issues due to participant honesty
  • Difficulty in linking assessments to early attachment
• What confounding variables are often ignored in attachment research?

  • Parenting style
  • Sociability
  • General individual differences
• What did Fearon demonstrate about early attachment types?

  They predict later life development
• What does the research suggest about secure attachments?

  They lead to the best later life developments