Maternal Deprivation Flashcards
who came up with it?
bowlby
maternal deprivation definition
- when a child (7mths-2.5yrs) is separated from mum, breaking the bond
- likely to have intellectual, social & emotional development consequences
more consequences of maternal deprivation
- inability to form attachments in the future
- affectionless psychopathy
- delinquency
- problems with cognitive development
EVALUATION - rea..
+ REAL WORLD APPLS
- kids used to be separated from their parents in hospital with visiting discouraged/forbidden
- this research led to social change in hospital care
EVALUATION - res..
+ RESEARCH SUPPORT
- bifulco et al (1992) = studied maternally deprived women
- 25% later had depression/anxiety compared to 15% in control
- greater when separated pre-6y - supports the notion of a critical period
EVALUATION - too..
TOO SIMPLISTIC?
- rutter (1981) thought this as the term doesn’t take into account whether the bond has been formed in the first place
- argued that, if not, this would have more serious consequences (privation)
EVALUATION - ind..
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
barrett (1997) reviewed studies & found securely attached kids often cope pretty well but insecure kids become especially distressed
when was 44 thieves?
1944
aim of 44 thieves
investigate effects of MD on adolescents to see whether delinquents have suffered from it
44 thieves procedure
interviewed 44 thieves & parents referred to a child protection programme in london
+ 44 control kids - referred to clinic but not yet committed crimes
stats of 44 thieves
- in control = 4% had frequent seps before 2
- affectionless thieves = 86%
EVALUATION of 44 +
support from harlow
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EVALUATION of 44 —
CORRELATIONAL
- external variables like diet, parental income & education exist!!!
BASED ON RETROSPECTIVE MEMS
- reliability?
EXPERIMENTER BIAS
- he worked at the institute & knew the Ps!!!
