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12 Cards in this Set
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Research procedure |
A correlation study, measuring number of nappies changed and strength of attachment. |
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Results & conclusion |
Results: A positive correlation was found between the number of nappies changed and the strength of the father/child attachment Conclusion: The more time a father spends engaged in care giver activities, the stronger the attachment will be. |
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Evaluation |
:) Easy to replicate Practical applications for parenting and forming an attachment. :( Lacks temporal validity- more fathers change nappies than they did in 1975 (fathers attitudes have changed) Correlations cannot show change |
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Caldera (2004) study on 60 fathers & mothers- Aim |
To investigate the impact of carrying out caretaking duties on parental attachment. |
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Caldera (2004) study on 60 fathers & mothers- research procedure |
60 fathers and mothers of 14 month old infants independently describe their child using 90 words and complete a questionnaire about their involvement in and attitudes towards child rating. |
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Caldera (2004) study on 60 fathers & mothers- results and conclusion |
Results: When fathers were engaged in caretaking activities, they were much more likely to report a strong attachment bond with their children. There was a high agreement between mothers and fathers responses. Conclusion: The more time a father spends engaged in care giver activity, the strong the attachment. |
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Caldera (2004) study on 60 fathers & mothers- evaluation |
:) Easy to replicate Practical applications for parenting and forming attachments :( Demand characteristics and social desirability in response to questionnaire. |
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Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg (1988)- aim |
To investigate attachment styles in different cultures using Mary Ainsworths strange situation. |
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Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg (1988)- procedure |
A meta- analysis of 32 Cross cultural studies of attachment. |
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Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg (1988)- results |
Secure attachments overall was the highest average at of all of the countries (65%). |
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Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg (1988)- conclusion |
Secure was the most common type but there is cultural variation which may be explained by child rearing styles rather than attachment problems. Therefore,the strange situation does appear to be culturally biased towards Western children. |
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Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg (1988)- evaluation |
:) Strange situation is a useful diagnostic tool. :( Apart from USA, very small samples which are hard to generalise. Variations withing cultures frater than between cultures. Nit suitable for studying cross- cultural as based on Western ideals. |
