Early Attachments & Later Relationships (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Continuity hypothesis
Continuity hypothesis
Consistency between early emotional & later relationships
Internal working model
Internal working model
Mental model of caregiver relationship used as relationship template
Secure attachment traits (Youngblade & Belsky)
Secure attachment traits (Youngblade & Belsky)
Curious, competent, empathetic, resilient, self-confident
Westermarck finding on close childhood friends
Westermarck finding on close childhood friends
Don't form romantic relationships with each other in adulthood
McCarthy: insecure-avoidant adult relationships
McCarthy: insecure-avoidant adult relationships
Less successful romantic relationships
Hazan & Shaver: % securely attached adults
Hazan & Shaver: % securely attached adults
56%
Hazan & Shaver: secure attachment in love
Hazan & Shaver: secure attachment in love
Happy, friendly, trusting, longer lasting, lower divorce rate
Brennan & Shaver: insecure-avoidant sexual behavior
Brennan & Shaver: insecure-avoidant sexual behavior
Willing to engage in sex without strong emotional feelings
Temperament hypothesis
Temperament hypothesis
Attachment quality due to innate personality, not experience
Main et al.: insecure parents & secure children
Main et al.: insecure parents & secure children
Some produced secure children after working through experiences