Bowlby's 44 juvenile delinquent thieves

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Aim

links between affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation

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Sample

  • 44 thieves and 44 emotionally disturbed youngsters (no crimes).

  • thieves were involved in crimes such as stealing.

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Procedure

  • unstructured interviews,

  • IQ test, and psychiatric assessments. (gather info about childhood).

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Findings

  • more than half of thieves had been separated from mothers for longer than 6 months

  • thieves: 14 showed affectionless psychopathy, 86% of those APs were maternally deprived during first 5 yrs.

  • control: 0 showed affectionless psychopathy. Only 2 of group had prolonged separation.

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conclusions

  • maternal deprivation can have severe long term effects

  • once attachment bond is broken, damage is irreversible