romanian orphan studies: insustionalisation Flashcards
in the 1990’s how many children did he romanian president require families to have
5 children
why did lots of children end up in institutionalised care in the 1990’s
many parents couldn’t afford to keep the children
who was the researcher that followed the ERA study
Rutter et al (2011)
what does ERA stand for
English Romanian Adoptee study
what was the procedure of Rutter’s study
followed 165 romanian orphans for many years as part of ERA (English and Romanian Adoptee)
within which orphans had been adopted by families in the UK
what was the aim of Rutter’s study
investigate the extent good care could make up for poor early experience in institutions
what were they assessing in Rutter’s study
physical, cognitive, emotional development
what ages were the children assesed at in Rutter’s study
4, 6, 11, 15, 22-25
how many participants were there in the control group in Rutter’s study
52 children in the UK were adopted around the same time
what were the findings of Rutter’s study
when they first arrived in the UK
1/2 adoptees showed signs of delayed intellectual development and the majority were severely malnourished
at age 11 adopted children showed differental rates of recovery related to the age of adoption
mean iq
adopted before 6 months - 102
adopted between 6 months to 2 years = 86
adopted after 2 years = 77
if adopted after 6 months what attachment type were the children most likely to have
disinhibited attachment
what are some of the symptoms of disinhibited attachment
attention seeking
clinginess
social behaviour to all adults
what did Beckett et als research show folowing the ERA sutdy
differences remained at age 16
what did Kennedy et als research show following the ERA study
ADHD was more common in 15 and 22-25 year olds
who did the BEI project in 2005
Zeanah
what does BEI stand for
Bucharest Early Intervention Project
what many participants were there in the BEI study and how old were they
95 romanian children age 12-31 months who had spent most of their lives in institutionalised care (90% on average)
how many participants was there in the control group of the BEI project
50 children
how was attachment type measure in the BEI project
by using the Strange Situation
in the BEI project what did they ask carers
asked carers about any unusual social behaviour
(attention seeking, social behaviour directed inappropriately at all adults WHICH ARE SIGNS OF DISINHIBITED ATTACHMENT)
what were the findings of the BEI project
74% of control group were assessed as securely attached by using the strange situation
only 19% of the insustionalised group were securely attached
disinhibited attachment
44% of institutionalised children
less than 20% of controls
define disinhibited attachment
equally friendly and affectionate behaviour to people and strangers
what does Rutter say regarding disinhibited attachment
Rutter (2006) disinhibited attachment is an adaptation to living with multiple caregivers during sensitive period for attachment formation
why is disinhibited attachment common in Romanian orphanages
children may have 50 carers but doesn’t spend enough time with one of them to form a secure attachment
define institutionalisation
place like a hospital orphanage where people live for continuous periods of time. In such places there is often very little emotional care provided
