Early attachment on later relationships

• Early attachment on later relationships-

  Relationships in childhood-

  • Attachment type is associated with the type and quality of relationships during childhood.
  • Wilson and Smith (1998) assessed the types of attachment and how they behave in the scenario of bullying, using 196 7-11yr kids from London and a questionnaire.
  • Secure weren’t involved in bullying at all.
  • Insecure-avoidant were most likely to be the victims.
  • Insecure-resistant were most likely to be the bully.
• Early attachment on later relationships-

  Relationships in adulthood-

  -              Internal working model affects every adult romantic and parental relationship.

  • McCarthy (1999) studied 40 women who had been assessed when they were babies to establish how their attachment type has affected their adult life.
  • Secure had the best friendships and romantic relationships.
  • Insecure-resistant had struggles with friendships as a child.
  • Insecure-avoidant had struggles with romantic relationships and intimacy.
  • IWM impacts how people parent, like with the 99 mothers study.
• Early attachment on later relationships-

  The love quiz – Hazan and Shaver (1987)-

  • 620 replies from a questionnaire on an American newspaper.
  • Questions on current/most important relationships, general love experiences and attachment type.
  • 56% were identified as secure, 25% as insecure-avoidant, 19% as insecure-resistant.
• Early attachment and later life relationships-

  CPS- Supporting evidence (Fearon and Roisman 2017) concluding how early attachment affects emotional and relationship development.

  CPW- Not all supporting (Becker-stoll et al 2008) 43 P’s from 1, assessed attachment at 16 and there was no evidence of continuity.
• Early attachment on later relationships-

  CPS- Knowing the attahcment style we are able to help their development.

  CPW- Able to become pessimistic and self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Early attachment on later relationships-

  W- Mainly assessed the attachments retrospectively (no longitudinal studies).

  W- Relying on the persons honesty and understanding of the question (lacks validity).

  W- Confounding variables (parenting styles, genetically-influenced personality).