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44 Thieves Study

John Bowlby

  • Studied 44 adolescent juvenile delinquents in a child guidance center
  • Had they suffered deprivation?
  • Interviewed both parents and adolescents and prepared a control group
  • More than half of the juvenile thieves had been separated from their mothers for longer than six months during their first five years.
  • Behavior now influence by maternal deprivation

#4 Consequences

  • Delinquency
  • Reduced intelligence
  • Increased aggression
  • Depression

Who was John Bowlby?

  • Graduated from University of Cambridge 1928
  • Studied Developmental Psychology
  • Volunteer work with children (orphans)

#2 Importance of first 2 years of life.

  • Useless if the attachment is delayed
  • 12 months - critical period
  • Caregiver needs to set a secure bond early
  • Irreversible long-term consequences

#1 A child has the need to attach to one main figure.

The Attachment Theory

  • Usually the mother
  • Needs to be primary
  • Attachment leads to exploration
  • Fundamental foundation with mothers

#3 Internal Working Model

Final Thoughts

Citations:

  • Mental representation that guides future social and emotional behaviors
  • Primary caregiver acts as prototype
  • Around age 3 starts effecting personality
  • Helps child understand the world, self, and others
  • Attachment to caregivers is unique
  • Bowlby is a great influence even today
  • Revolutionized our thinking about a child’s tie to the mother

Bretherton, I. (1992). THE ORIGINS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY: JOHN BOWLBY AND MARY AINSWORTH. Developmental Psychology , , 759-775. Retrieved , from http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment/online/inge_origins.pdf

McLeod, S. (2007, ). Simply Psychology . Bowlby's Attachment Theory. Retrieved September 20, 2013, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/bowlby.html

Deiner, P. (2009). Infants and Toddlers Development and Curriculum Planning (2 ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning

Ally Furney

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