romanian orphan studies: institutionalisation ao1 Flashcards
main study - what was it called and who did it
english - romanian adoptee study (ERA)
rutter 2011
aim and procedureERA study
rutter 2011 followed 165 orphans adopted by british families
the aim was to investigate the extent to which good care could make up for poor early expirences in institutions
physica, cog and emotional dev has been assesed ages 4 6 11 15 22-25 years
a group of 52 children from the uk adopted around the same time acted as a control group
findings of ERA study - intellectual impact
when adoptees first arrived in uk they were malnourished and had delayed intellectual developmemt
rates of recovery were re tested at age of 11 whereby ppl adppted older had a worse delay in intellectial dev
stats for age of adoption and mean iq at age 11
before 6 months - 102
6months - 2 years - 86
after 2 years - 77
findings of ERA study - effects on attachment
adoptees who were adopted agter the age of 6 showed a disinhibited attachment style
what is disinhibted attachment style characterised by and why is this the case
clingy
attention seeking
social behaviour directed toward both familiar and unfamiliar adults
this is potentially a result of living with multiple carers
what was the study conducted on attachment in orphans called and who was it carried out by
The bucharest early intervention project
zeanah et al 2005
procedure of the bucharest early intervention project
attachment was assessed in 95 Romanian children aged 12 -31 months who had spent of their time in institutional care they used methods like the strange sit and family interviews to gain an idea of behaviour of infants
this was then compared to a control group of 50 children
findings of the Bucharest early intervention project
much lower percentage of securely attached and much higher percetage of disinhited attachment
19% vs 74% sec attached
44% vs <20%
2 major effects of institutionalisatiomn
- delayed intellectual dev(rutter)
- problems in attachment (zeanah and rutter)
