Roman orphan studies Flashcards
Why were orphan studies used ?
The research on maternal deprivation has turned to orphan studies as a means of studying the effects of deprivation
What is instiutionalisation ?
Refers to a hospital or orphanage where children live for long, continuous periods of time.
How are children treated in institutions ?
There is often very little emotional care provided.Attachment research is interested in the effects of institutional care on children’s attachment and subsequent development.
Name of research :
Rutter’s english and romanian adoptee study (ERA)
Procedure -
Rutter followed a group of 165 romanian orphanes adopted in Britain to test to what extent good care could make up for poor early experiences.
What was being assessed ?
Physical,Cognitve,Emotional development has been assessed at the age of 4,6,11,15.
What is the control group ?
52 british children adopted around the same time
Findings of the orphan studies :
When they first arrived in the UK half the adoptees showed signs of mental retardation and majority were undernourished
Findings of 11 year olds :
At age 11 the adopted children showed differential rates of recovery that were related to their age of adoption
Findings for mean IQ :
Mean IQ for those children adopted before the age of 6 months was 102, compared to -86 for those adopted between 6 months and two years
-compared to 77 for those adopted after two years.
These differences remained at age 16.
What do these findings show about attachment ?
There appeared to be a difference in outcome related to whether adoption took place before or after 6 months.
-Those adopted after 6 months showed signs of disinhibited attachment.
-Compared to those adopted before the age of 6 months rarely displayed disinhibited attachment
What are the symptoms of disinhibted attachment ?
Attention seeking,clinginess,social behaviour directed indiscriminately towards all adults,both familiar and unfamilar
Who was the researcher of the Bucharest early intervention project ?
Zeanah et al . 2005
Procedure of Bucharest early intervention :
Zeanah et al . assessed attachment in 95 children aged 12-31 months who had spent most of their lives in institutional care. They were compared to a control group of 50 children who had never lived in an institution.
How was attachment type measure in the Bucharest project ?
By using strange situation.
-Carers were asked about the unusual social behaviour including ; clingy,attention-seeking behaviour towards adults
