Influence of Early Attachment on Infant and Adult Relationships

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  • Influence of Early Attachment on Infant and Adult Relationships
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      • Bowlby described the continuity hypothesis
        • Monotropy provides IWM for child and so early patterns of attachment can influence later child and adult parenting
      • Secure
        • Children
          • Best quality friendships
          • Less likely to be involved in bullying
        • Adulthood
          • Closer to partner and can explore independently
      • Insecure Avoidant
        • Children
          • Victims of bullying
        • Adulthood
          • Distant and uninvolved
      • Insecure Resistant
        • Children
          • Bullied others
        • Adulthood
          • Jealous, controlling, argumentative
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      • Young Blade and Belsky: Evidence of continuity and IWM in childhood relationships
        • Found that children who were secure in attachment were more popular
      • Hazan and Shaver: Supported research into adult relationships
        • Investigated a link between early attachment and adult romantic attachments
        • Showed childhood attachments affect adult relationships
        • Secure: Happy and trusting
        • Insecure Avoidant: Doubtful, didn't need lover
      • Harlow: Continuity demonstrated in parenthood
        • Children's attachment types affect later relationships
        • IWM says the monkeys had a bad relationship with their mother, so abused young and believed it was normal
      • Methodological issues of validity
        • Social desirability bias if asking parents
          • As a child, they may not remember
        • Retrospective data isn't accurate

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