Role of the father.

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In what year did Grossman conduct his study?
2002.
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What design was the study?
Longitudinal.
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What did the logitudinal study look at?
The parents behaviour and how its related to the quality of a childs' attachments in adolescence.
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What was found about the mother?
Quality of the infant attachment to the mother was related to the childs' attachments in adolescence.
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What was found about the father?
Quality of infant attachment to the father was not related to the childs' attachments in adolescence
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What does this suggest about the father?
The fathers attachment was less important.
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What did the father perform which was related to the quality of adolescent attachments?
The quality of fathers play which was related to the quality of adolescenct attachments.
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What did Grossman say this demonstrates?
Fathers have a different role in attachment; they are more for play and stimulation than nuturing.
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