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Attachment - Ainsworth
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- 1What years was Ainsworth active and what were her aims?1913-1999
Interested in nature of relationship formation and developing internal working model
Secure attachment = Basis of self-worth, self-confidence providing later happiness - 2What did Ainsworth focus on?Individual differences in children within attachment
- 3What is the concept of 'Sensitive Mothering'?- Early months
- Mother is responsible for maintaining relationship between proximity and exploration
- More sensitive/responsible/co=operative mother is towards child = child develops a more secure attachment - 4Strange situation Classification (SSC) (method)(1978) lab procedure to classify infants attachment style based on infants behaviour upon return of parent
- Classified into 4 categories - 5Types of attachment (Patterns)Type A - Anxious/avoidant
Type B - Secure
Type C - Anxious/ambivalent
Type D - Disorganised - 6Problems with 'The Strange Situation'?Artificial setting - Lacks ecological validity
100 middle classed families - Biased - 7Consequences of attachment - SecureMore sociable
Positive
Emotionally mature
Less clingy and aggressive - 8Consequences of Attachment - InsecureLess positive/supportive friendships
More likely to practice risky sex
Deviant behaviour pattern from age 11 - 9What did Ainsworth provide after Bowlby?First lot of empirical evidence
- 10Internal Working Model (Beyond Infancy)Shows why insecure children can become insecure parents
Updated to reflect new experiences
Physical encounters when young mean older children are able to show affectional bonds and trust - 11SummaryBiological drive to form lasting attachments
Biological and social mechanisms to ensure this happens
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