Attachment: Romanian orphan studies Flashcards
Who conducted the study?
Rutter et al
What was the aim of the study?
To investigate wether maternal deprivation during the critical period affects an infant’s psychological development
What was the sample?
-16 Romanian orphans who were adopted in the uk
-natural study
-longitudinal (followed up from age 4 till 15)
What did the study find?
-if adopted before 6 months they are more likely to overcome psychological or physical underdevelopment however if adopted after 2 years they are less likely
What was a strength to the study?
RWA: improved care in institutions
What were the limitations to the study?
-cannot be generalised (Romanian)
-few confounding variables (infants had no childhood trauma)
Who did a variation of the strange situation?
Zeaneh et al
What did they assess?
Institutionalised children from 12-31 months
What were the findings?
-19% secure
-65% disorganised
