Attachment on Development
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A qualitative study about the effects of attachment on development as perceived by adults.
Abstract
Attachment proponents claim that childhood vertical relationships have a significant effect on development and adult horizontal relationships. This qualitative study, using the various perspectives of attachment theory, examines the ways adults perceive the effects of childhood relationships with significant others (i.e. parents and siblings) on their development. A pre-recorded edited semi-structured interview provided the data for the qualitative textual analysis while the thematic analysis of the data showed that the significant others in childhood have a perceived effect on his development and later adult relationships.
Introduction
Attachment proponents claim that childhood vertical relationships have a significant effect on development while human lifespan developmental studies look to account for the influences acting during the development of individuals in terms of internal and external factors. The goal is to identify consistent connections between earlier experiences and behavior at a latter point (continuities). The focal point is understanding how vertical relationships (child-parent) effect the patterns of later horizontal relationships (adult-adult). ).
Harris (1999 as cited in Wood, Littleton & Oates J., 2007, p. 20) argues that during development the relationship with primary caretakers was not as influential as peer relationships. This is contradicted by attachment theorist, namely Bowlby (1969/82 as cited in: Wood et al, 2007, pp. 28-29), who claims that vertical relationships in childhood is just as important. It is believed that an individuals “significant others” become part of their mental life thereby contributing to their psychological well-being.
According to Bowlby (ibid), the way an individual enters and maintains close relationships is based on relationship patterns retained in the internalized childhood vertical...
Abstract
Attachment proponents claim that childhood vertical relationships have a significant effect on development and adult horizontal relationships. This qualitative study, using the various perspectives of attachment theory, examines the ways adults perceive the effects of childhood relationships with significant others (i.e. parents and siblings) on their development. A pre-recorded edited semi-structured interview provided the data for the qualitative textual analysis while the thematic analysis of the data showed that the significant others in childhood have a perceived effect on his development and later adult relationships.
Introduction
Attachment proponents claim that childhood vertical relationships have a significant effect on development while human lifespan developmental studies look to account for the influences acting during the development of individuals in terms of internal and external factors. The goal is to identify consistent connections between earlier experiences and behavior at a latter point (continuities). The focal point is understanding how vertical relationships (child-parent) effect the patterns of later horizontal relationships (adult-adult). ).
Harris (1999 as cited in Wood, Littleton & Oates J., 2007, p. 20) argues that during development the relationship with primary caretakers was not as influential as peer relationships. This is contradicted by attachment theorist, namely Bowlby (1969/82 as cited in: Wood et al, 2007, pp. 28-29), who claims that vertical relationships in childhood is just as important. It is believed that an individuals “significant others” become part of their mental life thereby contributing to their psychological well-being.
According to Bowlby (ibid), the way an individual enters and maintains close relationships is based on relationship patterns retained in the internalized childhood vertical...