Influence Of Early Attachments On Adult Relationships

Question 1

What did McCarthy assess quality of?

Answer 1

Adult relationships of 40 woman aged 25-44 with childhood insecure attachments

Question 2

What did McCarthy find woman insecure avoidant?

Answer 2

attachments had less successful adult romantic relationships

Question 3

What did belsky et al report?(conflict with husbands)

Answer 3

That women with childhood secure attachments experienced less conflict with husbands on topics related to time spent together than division of domestic labour compared to insecure attached women

Question 4

What did Brennan and Shever find?(individuals insecure avoidant)

Answer 4

Individuals who were insecure avoidant were willing to engage in sex in the absence of strong feelings of love

Question 5

What did McCarthy find insecure resistant?

Answer 5

Had problems forming non romantic adult relationships, both supporting internal working model

Question 6

What were woman with secure attachments also more likely to do? (Belsky et al)

Answer 6

Manage conflict in mutually focused way, explaining why they experience less conflict in the first place

Question 7

Similar to Brennan, what did hazard and shaver find?(one night stands)

Answer 7

Individuals who were more likely to have one night stands and sex outside real relationships preferred purely sexual contact like oral/anal to actual kissing/cuddling - supports

Question 8

What did kunce and shaver find?(compulsive caring)

Answer 8

Woman classed as having childhood insecure resistant attachments reported the highest levels of compulsive caregiving