Affects of childhood on adult relationships

Outline and Evaluate the influence of childhood on adult relationships (24
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Expectations of later relationships can be a continuation of early attachment styles, as the
behaviour of the infant's primary attachment figure promotes an internal working model of
relationships which leads the infant to expect the same in later…

Research such as the aforementioned study may appear to indicate that early experiences
have a very fixed effect on later adult relationships. However, there were many exceptions
in which participants had positive adult relationships despite being insecurely attached.
Experiences throughout an individual's life, as well as genetic factors, can also…