Studied 60 MC infants. They showed high rates of I-R but no evidence of I-A. Showed extreme separation anxiety. Child-rearing explains variation e/g. Japan parents+children rarely separated.
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Grossman and Grossman (1991)
Found German children tended to be classified as insecure, going againt majority. German culture promotes space and indicated the classification may be flawed
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Tronick et al. (1992)
Studied African tribe the Efe and extended family groups within. Infrants were looked after by other women but sleptwith mothers. After 6 months they still showed preference towards one att figure.
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Rothbaum (2000)
Argued theory is based too heavily on western intepretations
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Fox et al.
Studied Israeli Kibbutzim and found the only difference between mothers and metaplets was reunion behaviour.
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Scroufe et al. (2005)
Longitudinal study of large group of low income American families. Observed infants in stragne situation in the 1970s when they were 12 + 18 months. Data from interviews with the children, parents and teachers as they grow.
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Rutter (2001)
Found at age 6 many of the ophans had attachment issues
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O'Connor (1999)
Found orphans recently showed disinhibited attachments where there were indicriminate attachments to strangers
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Morrison and Elwood (2005)
Found similar results with a group of Romanian orphans adopted by canadian parents
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Quinton et al. (1984)
Found women raised in institutions tended to be poorer mothers.
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Card 2
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Found German children tended to be classified as insecure, going againt majority. German culture promotes space and indicated the classification may be flawed
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Grossman and Grossman (1991)
Card 3
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Studied African tribe the Efe and extended family groups within. Infrants were looked after by other women but sleptwith mothers. After 6 months they still showed preference towards one att figure.
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Card 4
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Argued theory is based too heavily on western intepretations
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Card 5
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Studied Israeli Kibbutzim and found the only difference between mothers and metaplets was reunion behaviour.
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