Institutionalisation Flashcards
name the major study that has been used to study institutionalisation
the Roman case study
describe the context behind the Roman orphans
- the president of Romania made a rule where each family needed 5 kids
- many women could not look after them and so were orphaned/adopted
- Romanian revolution meant that many were adopted by British parents
what did the Romanian case study?
whether good foster care can make up for a child’s early childhood trauma
who conducted the Romanian case studies?
Rutter et als 2011
outline the procedure of the Romanian case study
- control group of 52 children
- 52 adoptees were adopted from Romania and placed in British adopted roles
- behaviour was observed by adoptees
what were the findings of the Romanian case study conducted by Rutter et al
- half adoptees showed signs of slow intellectual development and disinhibited attachment
- those adopted before six months showed less signs of disinhibited attachment
what is the Bucharest Early Intervention
an experiment assessing the attachment in 95 Romanian children who spent the majority of their time in institutionalisation
outline the proceedure of the Early Bucharest intervention
- 95 children living in an institution, were compared to those living at home
what were the findings of the Early Bucharest intervention?
the majority of the institutionalised children were not securely attached
who studied the early Bucharest intervention?
Zeanah et al 2005
what are the strengths of the Early Bucharest intervention?
- real world application, as it helps institutionalised kids form attachments
- it has high internal validity, as it has low confounding variables due to similar reasons of institutionalisation
what are the limitations of the early bucharest interventions
- there is a lack of data, as it is too soon to study the effects over a long period of time
