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 in attachment theory?

  Future relationships follow patterns from infancy
• Who proposed the concept of the internal working model?

  John Bowlby
• What does the internal working model include?

  Expectations about trust and affection in relationships
• How does the internal working model affect parenting?

  It can pass dysfunctional patterns to children
• What attachment styles did Ainsworth classify?

  Secure, insecure avoidant, insecure resistant
• What is the outcome for securely attached infants in adulthood?

  They develop social abilities for secure relationships
• What does Bowlby's maternal deprivation theory suggest?

  Disrupted care leads to social and emotional difficulties
• What method did Hazan and Shaver use in their research?

  A love quiz published in newspapers
• What percentage of participants were classified as secure in Hazan and Shaver's study?

  56%
• What correlation did Hazan and Shaver find in their research?

  Between adult attachment style and infant attachment type
• What did McCarthy's study find about securely attached infants?

  They had long-lasting secure adult relationships
• What parenting style is linked to bullying behavior in children?

  Low warmth and high neglect
• What did Verissimo's study indicate about fathers?

  A good relationship leads to more friends
• How can understanding early attachment influence education?

  It can help develop effective internal working models
• What is a criticism of research linking early and later attachments?

  It relies on correlational data
• What is social desirability bias in self-report methods?

  Participants may give answers to appear favorable
• What does Kagan's temperament hypothesis suggest?

  Temperament affects adult relationship styles
• What does the continuity hypothesis argue about relationships?

  They are deterministic and repeat patterns
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• What are the implications of early attachment on relationships?

  • Influences childhood and adult relationships
  • Affects social abilities and relationship stability
  • Can lead to generational patterns of dysfunction
• 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 correlational data
  • Subject to biases in self-reporting
• How can early attachment research be applied in educational settings?

  • Adapt teaching methods to support attachment
  • Reduce bullying and loneliness in schools
  • Promote stable relationships in later life