effects of institutionalisation- english and romanian adoptees project

institutionalisation

effects of living in an institutionalised setting.

rutters study on ERA procedure

longitudinal study

165 romanian orphans who experienced poor conditions before adopted in britain

wanted to find out whether nurturing care could make up for poor early experiences

physical, emotional and cognitive development of children were assessed at 4,6,11 and 15 yrs old

control-52 british adoptees

rutters study on ERA findings

when first arrived at uk, half of adoptees showed signs of delayed intelectual development and undernourished

by age of 4, some had caught up with british counterparts for those who were adopted before 6 months

by age 11, children showed different rates of development dependent on age of adoption which remained at age 16

mean IQ adopted before 6 mths=102

mean IQ adopted between 6mnths and 2 yrs=86

mean IQ adopted after 2 yrs=77

disinhibited attachment

attention seeking or social behaviour directed discriminantly towards ALL adults

showed amongst those adopted after 6 months

effects of institutionalisation

physical underdevelopment

disinhibited attachment

intellectual under functioning poor parenting