Romanian orpahn studies Flashcards
Background of romanian orphan studies
govt introduced decree 500 making abortions illegal if women had not already had 5 babies
many could afford to have so many children so they ended up in orphanages
what is institutionalisation
a place such as a hospital or orphanage where people live for long periods of time with little to no emotional care
what two study’s are associated with Romanian orphan studies
Rutter
Zeanah
how does romanian orphan studies link to bowblys maternal deprivation theory
Help study the effects of prolonged separation from an attachment figure on attachment
What was Rutgers study
a longitudinal study of 165 Romanian orphans and a control group of 50 Uk adopted children
what did Rutter find
children adopted after 6m show disinhibited attachment type
Children were malnourished upon arrival
IQ rate was lower for those adopted after 6m
characteristics of disinhibited attachment type
attention seeking
indiscriminate behaviour toward familiar and unfamiliar adults
Zeanahs study
longitudinal study of Romanian orphans between 7-11 yr old
tested attachment style using strange situation
Zeanahs results
found 75% of control group were securely attached compared to 19% of orphans
strength of Romanian orphan studies
real life application
findings showed how orphanages and institutions negatively impacts children’s emotional and intellectual development
weakness of Romanian orphan studies
confounding variables
poor institutional care - bad conditions
some institutions may have good care
cant generalise
what is the continuity hypothesis
that early relationships impact later adult life emotional behaviour
what is bowblys internal working model
he says we have a schema
mental representation of what relationships will look like based off of early infant relationships
outline wilson and smiths study
looked at children’s relationships and link between bullying and attachment. type
what did wilson and smith find
that securely attached infants were least likely to be involved in bullying
insecure resistant we’re likely to be victims and insecure avoidant were likely to be billy’s
