1. Influence of early attachments on later relationships

2. Interviews and questionnaires(self-report)
We can’t assess adult attachments through the strange situation!

3. How questions are asked
Interview – face to face..ps respond verbally
Questionnaire – set questions..ps respond in writing
Which method is best?

4. Types of questions Do you like Psychology? Yes/No
How much do you enjoy psychology? 1-not at all 10 –a lot
Describe how you feel about psychology
Which question is best?
Why?

5. Which one would you use to measure attachments in adults? Why?
Interviews
Questionnaires

6. Which type of questions would you use to measure adult attachment? Why?
Open questions
Closed questions

7. Validity Why might your answers to questions be inaccurate? You
Situation
Questions

8. Validity of self-reports
Validity is the extent to which the self-report measures what it is supposed to
(accuracy)
E.g. a questionnaire to measure IQ does in fact measure intelligence and not your memory

9. Is the information gained from self-reports valid(accurate)?
Yes no

10. Writing good questions
What’s wrong with these questions
How often do you gesticulate
Do you agree that eating meat is totally barbaric and anyone who does so is cruel?
When did you last bunk a lesson?
Have you ever lied about your age to buy alcohol?

11. Questionnaire Practical (page 95)
Attachment to mobile phones
How will you make it ethical?
Decide on your questions…
2 measures/ 2 questions
Attachment type to mobile phone (secure, insecure-avoidant or insecure-resistant) – see example in the book and change the statements to fit mobile phones!
Measure of phone loss anxiety (use a likert scale)
Go find participants!

12. An investigation into attachments to mobile phones

13. Measuring attachment to phone
Describe the behaviour of a person that has a secure attachment to their phone
Describe the behaviour of a person who has an insecure-resistant attachment to their phone i.e. would never leave it alone…(clingy)
e.g. sometimes they will always answer it, at other times they will let it ring etc
Describe the behaviour of a person who has an insecure-avoidant attachment to their phone e.g. not bother if they lose it
How feel if lost, how often use it, how they treat it,

14. Secure
Insecure – resistant
Insecure-avoidant
Upset if lost phone
Happy to get it back
Treats the phone with respect(i.e. nice cover etc)

15. Practical What best describes your relationship to your mobile phone
(put your attachment types here)
How anxious would you be if you lost your phone?
1(not very anxious) (extremely anxious)
Answer the questions yourself
Ask your parent/guardian the same

16. Next lesson Non-teenager teenager Attachment type
Separation anxiety score

17. Analyse results
Group ps with secure, insecure – avoidant and insecure – resistant
Calculate the percentage of people with each attachment type
Calculate the average (mean) phone loss anxiety for each group
Attachment type
secure
insecure – avoidant
insecure – resistant
Mean phone loss anxiety score