Attachment Romanian Orphan Studies Flashcards
Who studied institutionalisation
Bowlby and Rutter
Why are Institutions not sufficient
Unable to provide Same level of physical and emotional care to young children as families and negatively impact childhood development
Privation is…
Total lack of care no ability to form attachment bond
Rutter method
Longitudinal study 164 Romanian orphans who lacked physical and emotional care from staff many malnourished then adopted
Rutter method
children were adopted while under six - six months - 2 years and older than two years. Each group were assessed at aged 4, 6,11,15
Control group - British adopted children who had been separated from mother to compare to institutional conditions in Romanian orphanages
Results Rutter
Results - at aged 4 orphans showed greater improvement in psychical cognitive development those adopted before 6 months doing as well as British adopted children
Aim Rutter
Whether loving and nursing care could overcome the effects of privation children suffered in Romanian orphanages
Rutter - Conclusion
Negative effects of institutionalisation can be overcome by nurturing care
British adopted children who had been deprived from mother did not suffer development so separation on its own won’t affect development
Dv of Romanian orphans study
Children’s Level of cognitive functioning
Practical applications
Romanian orphans changed policies around adoption and care in orphanages
Tizard and hodges
+ Children adopted into caring families coped better on behavioural and peer relationship than children returning to abusive families
Goldfarb
Early fostering led to higher levels of mental ability IQ and social skills
-biased sample - Rutter
Not randomly assigned for adoption selected by the new parents in Romania possible the choice more sociable children for adoption at a younger age
