Fathers and Attachment
-Infants are attached to moms and dads
-Fathers can be just as sensitive, but they are less than mothers
-Not related to security of infant-father attachment
Fathers relationship with infants (type of play)
-Spend more time in play vs caregiving
-More rough and tumble play with children than moms
Father’s sensitive and challenging play predicted….?
More secure working models of attachment in adolescence
Children form unique attachment relationships with ____ caregivers?
Multiple
Traditional view of attachment?
Monotropy, which is where them mom is the most important attachment figure
Additive vs Buffering Attachment
Additive is more secure attachments are better and buffering is when one is enough
Hierarchical vs Horizontal Parents
Hierarchical is when the mom or dad is important and horizontal is when parents are interchangeable
Kuo and Volling Attachment & Human Development Results
-The number of secure attachments doesn’t matter
-The parent does matter
-Secure to mom or both is best
-Secure to dad only isn’t protective
Post-hoc Analysis
In families where a child was securely attached to dads only, mothers reported elevated marital conflict
Families where children are only securely attached to fathers may have _____
Other risk factors
The self describes
-Physical characteristics
-Personality traits
-Personal preferences
-Social/family relationships
-Ethnicity, culture, nationality
Self-concept
What you think about yourself
Self-identity
How you define yourself in roles/groups
Self-Esteem
How you feel about yourself
Self (3 things)
How you think and feel about yourself including…
-Physical being
-Social characteristics
-Internal characteristics
The self is ___, meaning it changes over time
Dynamic
Self-Concept in Infancy
-Basic concept of self (action)
-8 mo= self-concept becomes distinct (linked to separations)
-18 to 20 mo= self recognition is tested by rouge test
Rouge Test
-Red dot on baby’s head
-Recognizes self in mirror
-True self recognition (self conscious emotions like pride/shame)
Self-Concept in Early Childhood
-Self descriptions
-3 to 5 yo= “I am a boy/girl who likes to”
-physical characteristics, possessions, and actions
Berkely Puppet Interview, Child Self-View Questionnaire
Puppets make opposing statements, children choose statement more like them, and the answers are consistent
Self-Concept in Middle Childhood
-8 to 11= psychological and opposing characteristics (I’m shy by sometimes outgoing with friends)
Social Comparison
Comparing aspects of yourself to others (ability, skills, appearance, smartness)
Self-Concept in Adolescence
-Self has abstract characteristics like extrovert
-Develop multiple selves
Personal Fable
“No one understands me”
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Chapter 634
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Chapter 740
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Chapter 826
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Chapter 934
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Chapter 1041
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Chapter 11 Attachment Part 133
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Chapter 11 Attachment Part 235
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Chapter 12 Parenting and Discipline22
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Chapter 12 Family Development31
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Chapter 13 Peers and Friendship32
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Chapter 14 Morality24
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Chapter 15 Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior26
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Chapter 15 Gender25
