Development of attachment
,Intro
● Attachment relationships exist in many forms
- Between the baby and their caregivers/parents
- Between the baby and other family members
- Between the baby and friends of the family
- Even between the baby and the family pets
,Stages of attachment
● Schaffer and Emerson (1960s):
- Landmark study on attachment
- Used findings from this study to form a description of how attachment
develops
, Schaffer and Emerson (1664)
● 60 infants from working class homes in Glasgow
● At start of study, infants ranged from age 5-23 weeks
● Infants studied until age 1
● Mothers were visited every 4 weeks
,Intro
● Attachment relationships exist in many forms
- Between the baby and their caregivers/parents
- Between the baby and other family members
- Between the baby and friends of the family
- Even between the baby and the family pets
,Stages of attachment
● Schaffer and Emerson (1960s):
- Landmark study on attachment
- Used findings from this study to form a description of how attachment
develops
, Schaffer and Emerson (1664)
● 60 infants from working class homes in Glasgow
● At start of study, infants ranged from age 5-23 weeks
● Infants studied until age 1
● Mothers were visited every 4 weeks
