Harlow (1950)
RQ
Do humans have an innate primary drive for comfort?
Harlow (1950)
Method
Wire monkey vs cloth monkey
OR
Isolation
Harlow (1950)
Monkeys used the cloth monkey as
A secure base
Bowlby theorised that infant-mother tie is
Goal-directed system
Environmental cues trigger attachment
Bowlby
How many phases of attachment are there?
4
Bowlby stages of attachment
0-2 (preattachment)
2-7
7 months +
2 years +
Bowlby pre-attachment phase
Little difference in response to familiar/unfamiliar people
Bowlby
At what age do attachment behaviours emerge?
7 months +
Bowlby
At 2+ years
Child relies on IWMs of attachment
Main + Solomon (1986)
Proposed an additional attachment category
Insecure-disorganised
Main + Solomon (1986)
Proposed additional attachment category
Insecure-disorganised
Insecure-disorganised
No clear coping strategy
Contradictory behaviour on reunion with caregiver
Van Izjendoorn (1999)
Method
Meta-analysis on frequency of attachment in middle-class groups
Van Izjendoorn (1999)
Findings: secure/insecure-avoidant/insecure-resistant
62%
15%
9%
Van Izjendoorn (1999)
Incidence of insecure-disorganised in MALTREATMENT and LOW SES GROUPS?
48%
25%
De Wolff + van Ijzendoorn (1997)
RQ & method
Which factors predict attachment security? (meta-analysis)
De Wolff + van Ijzendoorn (1997)
Findings (2)
2. No distinction between resistant/avoidant/disorganised
Meins et al., (2001)
Sensitivity rethought of
As mind-mindedness
Meins et al., (2001)
Mind-mindedness refers to…
CGs accuracy in interpreting what infant is thinking/feeling
Meins et al., (2001)
Findings (secure)
CG’s showed high MM commends
Low non-attuned comments
Meins et al., (2001)
Findings (insecure)
Insecure-resistant
CG’s had high scores on non-attuned comments
George et al., (1996)
Method
Semi-structured interview assessing adults attachment with their parents
George et al., (1996)
Identified 4 types of adult attachment
George et al., (1996)
Which is the most positive attachment type
Autonomous