To investigate how important are fathers in children's development and do they have distinct role.
What was the procedure of Grossman's study?
It was a longitudinal study (44 families). He looked at both parents' behaviour and its relationship to the quality of children'sattachment experience (at 6, 10& 16 years old).
What were the findings of Grossman's study?
Quality of infant attachment with mothers is related to attachment style in adolescence. However, quality of fathers play with infants was related to quality of adolescent attachments.
What is the conclusion of Grossman's study?
Parents play a differentrole in parenting (play and stimulation or nurturing) but both are equally as important in forming future attachments.
