Institutionalisation^ Flashcards
Rutter et al
investigate the extend good care can make up for bad experience
follow 165 Romanian orphans in UK
development assessed
52 UK adopted as control group
first arrived
- 1/2 had delayed intelligence
- most severely undernourished
age 11 = diff rates of recovery related of age of adoption
- adopted before 6 m = 102 IQ
- between 6m-12yrs = 86 IQ
- after 2 yrs = 72 IQ
The earlier they are adopted = the better development
Zeanah et al
Bucharest early intervention
assess attachment in 95 Romanian orphans, spend 90% of lives in care
VS 50 CG with no time in care
74% secure in CG VS 19% in PG
DIsinhibited Attachment
- 44% in PG VS 22% in CG
Disinhibited Attachment
attention seeking, clinginess
lack of stranger anxiety
Rutter
- adapt to living with lots of caregivers (50)
- can’t form a real attachment
Effects
Disihibited Attachment
- lack of stranger anxiety
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability
most infants in Rutter’s study had disihibited attach. before UK
adopted before 6m can catch up
can recover as attachment can be formed before 6m
Real World Application
give advice on parenthood
advice on optimal age to adopt for development
Institutions know how many caregivers are good for secure attach
Confounding Variables
+ lacks them
orphans studied had trauma (WW2)
difficult to separate the effects
but the Romanian orphans were given up from loving parents
results were less likely to be confounded by other neg experiences
Increase internal validity
VS Confounding Variables
kids from Romania
received poor care, little intelectual stimulation or comfort
harmful effect may be cause of the poor institutional care
Lack of Adult Data
no info after mid 20s
can’t know of
- long term health conditions
- if there were difficulties forming/ maintaining relations
- impact of parenting styles
Social Sensitivity
those in institutional care developed poorly
those around them lowered their expectations
led to self-fulfiling prophecy
