Rutter (1998)

Rutter (1998)

1. AIM

   • To assess the extent to which good care can compensate for early privation

2. METHOD

   • 111 children adopted from Romanian orphanages were compared to 52 British orphans
     • All were under 2 years old
   • There IQ was tested as soon as they arrived in the UK the average score of 63
     • For those over 6 months old the average IQ was 45
   • Physical development was also poor

3. RESULTS

   • At age 4 the average IQ of Romanian orphans had increased from 63 to 107
     • For those adopted after 6 months it increased from 45 to 90
   • There was a negative correlation between age when adopted and measures of physical and psychological development
     • The younger the child the better they did