I think there is definitely an important correlation between a secure attachment and later well-being but agree with the thought that one is not an effect of the other. I think another variable could be the environment that the child is placed in or more specifically the events that happen to them in the in that specific environment. A secure attachment is correlated with well-being but they as stated before it is not a cause-and-effect relationship. If there was to be a life-changing event the well-being of the child could drastically change depending on their personal characteristics. Unpredcited events is a variable that needs to be taken into consideration.
i agree that life changing events changes how a person grows up, you could have the happiest childhood but one thing could happen and you can go the opposite way. It happens all the time. Enviornment is a huge factor.
Yeah, I think the unpredicted events could go either way also. The textbook basically said there was no hope for the monkeys who were raised with no attachment, but in class we learned about how some of them were later helped with the "monkey therapist"
I somewhat agree. It is true that events are closely related with secure attachments and the well-being of a child, but this depends on the magnitude of the event in question. A child with great childhood memories will still grow up to be a well-being person if an event that occurs is not as tragic or traumatic. I don't think a child breaking his arm or leg from a fall will destroy all of his other childhood events of laughter, happiness, and entertainment. But then, on the extreme case, say his parents die, or his home gets destroyed, etc, then yes, these could be traumatic or shocking enough that it will affect his future permanently.
-- Edited by 102intro on Tuesday 7th of April 2009 09:24:23 PM
I definitely agree that there is a correlation between a child's attachment and how they interact socially later in life. I also believe that there may be other causes for this relationship. One cause which I didn't even think about is an unpredicted event happening (which you mentioned in your post). I also agree this would severely impact the child's social relationships and this would obviously not be caused by the child's attachment as an infant.
