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    • what did schaffer and emerson find?
      • that infants first become attached to their mothers
      • 75% of infants studied formed an attachment with mothers first (primary attachment) then secondary attachments such as relatives and fathers
      • they become attached to the father by 18months
    • what does research show about the role of the father as non-nurturing?
      • Grossman carried out longitudinal study into role of both parents through to the child's teens
      • he found that the quality of attachment with the mother affected the child in adolescence but with the father it did not
      • suggesting that the fathers role is less important
      • however the quality of play with a father was more important suggesting fathers have a different role- a play role, not nurturing
    • what does research say about the father as the primary caregiver?
      • Tiffany field found that fathers can be nurturing if they are primary caregivers
      • she filmed babies interaction with the primary mother secondary father and primary father
      • she saw that both the primary mother and father smiled more, held the babies hand etc
      • showing that this is important in building attachments and that fathers can also be nurturing
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