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romanian orphan studies
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- 1rutter's english & romanian adoptee study procedure- followed 165 romanian orphans adopted in britain
- test to see what extent good aftercare could make up for poor early experiences
- physical, emotional, cog development assessed at 4, 6 11 15
- 52 british children adopted around same time acts as control - 2rutter's english & romanian adoptee study findings- when first arrived, 1/2 showed delayed intellectual development & maj severely malnourished
- age 11: adopted showed different rates of recovery related to age of adoption
- mean IQ before 6 months: 102, two years: 86, 2+ years: 77
- after 6 months showed disinhibited att - 3the bucharest early intervention project zearah et al (2005) procedure- assessed attachment in 95 children aged 12-31 months who spent most of their lives in institutional care
- compared to 50 children who had never lived in institutional care
- measured attachment type using strange situation
- carers asked about disinhibited att - 4the bucharest early intervention project zearah et al (2005) findings- 74% control group were securely attached
- 19% institutionalised group were securely attached
- 65% institutionalised group classified w/ disorganised attachment - 5evaluation real life application- enhanced understanding of effects of institutionalism
- led to improvement in care of children in institutions
- avoid large number of caregivers for each child
- help develop normal attachments - 6evaluation fewer extraneous variables- children often experienced trauma before institutionalism
- difficult to observe effects of institutionalism
- not the case w/ this study
- high internal validity - 7evaluation not typical- v bad conditions
- may not be able to apply to better understanding instatutionalism
- lacks generalisabilty
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- AS - Level Psychology (attachment) Flashcards on romanian orphan studies , created by Neha Chakraborty on 18/05/2017.
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