Schaffers Study

Schaffers Study

1. Schaffer argued that babies go through 4 stages in their development of their attachment to others.

2. Longitudinal Study

   • They were visited at home every month for the first year and then at 18 months

3. 60 babies from Glasgow the majority from skilled working class backgrounds.

4. Mothers were interviewed to measure the infants level of attachment asking questions about how their infants responded to seven situations

   • Observations were conducted to investigate the level of distress the presence of a stranger caused

5. Findings

   • Timings-Specific attachment
     • Signs of separation anxiety
       • 50% of infants by 7 months
         • 80% by 40 weeks
   • Multiple Attachments
     • By one year 78%
       • 33% having five or more multiple attachment figures