SCHAFFER AND EMERSON

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Jasmine Singh

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  • WHO CARRIED OUT RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF THE FATHER?
    • Schaffer and Emerson
    • Lamb
  • WHAT DID SCHAFFER AND EMERSON DISCOVER ABOUT FATHERS?
    less likely to be primary attachment figures than mothers
  • HOWEVER WHAT WAS A COUNTERPOINT OF SCHAFFER AND EMERSON'S RESEARCH?
    75% of infants studied had formed an attachment with the father at 18 months
  • WHY DID SCHAFFER AND EMERSON BELIEVE FATHERS WERE LESS LIKELY TO BE PRIMARY ATTACHMENT FIGURES?
    spend less time with infants
  • WHY DO MOTHERS USUALLY SPEND MORE TIME WITH INFANTS THAN FATHERS?
    breastfeeding, longer paid maternal leave