Schaffer's stages of attatchment
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- Schaffer's stages of attachment
- Schaffer and Emerson
- formation of early attatchment and the age which developed, emotional intensity and to whom they were directed
- Method
- 60 babies, Glasgow, skilled working-class families
- Babies and mothers visited at home every month for first year and again at 18 months
- Rsearchers asked mothers questions about the kind of protest their babies showed in 7 everyday separations
- designed to measure infants attachment; separation anxiety and stranger anxiety
- Findings
- between 25-32 weeks 50% showed signs of separation anxiety towards a particular adult, usually the mother (specific attatchment)
- By age of 40 weeks 80% babies had a specific attachment and 30% displayed multiple attachments
- Attachment tended to be to the caregiver who was most interactive and sensitive to infant signals and facial expressions
- 1) ASOCIAL
- recognising and forming bonds with its carerers
- behaviour towards human objects is similar; show preference for familiar adults and happier in presence of other humans
- 2) INDISCRIMINATE
- 2-7 months; display more observable social behaviour
- preferance to people rather than objects; recognise and prefer familar adults
- accept cuddles and comfort from any adult; no separation anxiety
- preferance to people rather than objects; recognise and prefer familar adults
- 2-7 months; display more observable social behaviour
- 3) SPECIFIC
- 7 months; display anxiety towards strangers - anxiety when seperated from mothers (65%)
- Adult is termed the primary attatchment figure - who offers most interaction and responds to babies signals
- 7 months; display anxiety towards strangers - anxiety when seperated from mothers (65%)
- 4) MULTIPLE
- attachments of 2 or more people; secondary attachments
- In Schaffer and Emerson's study - 29% of them had secondary attachments within a month of forming a specific attachment
- By the age of 1 this happens
- attachments of 2 or more people; secondary attachments
- Schaffer and Emerson
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