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
    • 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
              • Conclusion
                • Fathers are important as the affect attachment in some way
                  • this can be as a primary caregiver or as a playmate
  • 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

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