The Role of the Father in Attachment
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- The role of the Father
- The Father is important
- Tiffany Field (1978)
- -filmed babies interacting with primary mums, dads and secondary dads
- -level of attachment depends on responsiveness and not gender
- Conclusion
- Fathers are important as the affect attachment in some way
- this can be as a primary caregiver or as a playmate
- Fathers are important as the affect attachment in some way
- Conclusion
- -level of attachment depends on responsiveness and not gender
- -filmed babies interacting with primary mums, dads and secondary dads
- Tiffany Field (1978)
- The Father is not important
- Grossman (2002)
- -longitudinal study in attachment with teens
- -quality of attachment with mothers was related to the attachment in teens
- -not with fathers, meaning they aren't as important
- - quality of play with dads does affect attachment
- Geiger (1996) and Lamb (1987)
- Geiger showed fathers play interactions are more fun than mothers,
- mothers are more nurturing and affectionate- supports fathers being playmates
- Lamb found that kids prefer interacting with fathers in a positive emotional state which supports the playmate theory , but only in certain conditions
- Geiger showed fathers play interactions are more fun than mothers,
- Geiger (1996) and Lamb (1987)
- Conclusion
- Fathers are important as the affect attachment in some way
- this can be as a primary caregiver or as a playmate
- Fathers are important as the affect attachment in some way
- - quality of play with dads does affect attachment
- -not with fathers, meaning they aren't as important
- -quality of attachment with mothers was related to the attachment in teens
- -longitudinal study in attachment with teens
- Grossman (2002)
- The Father is important
- Hrdy (1999) and Lamb (1987)
- Lamb found fathers can develop the ability to detect distress if they become the primary caregiver
- suggest sensitive responsiveness isn't a biological ability limited to women
- Hrdy reported males are less able to detect infant distress than mothers
- fathers aren't suitable as primary caregivers
- Lamb found fathers can develop the ability to detect distress if they become the primary caregiver
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