Effects Of Institutionalisation: ATTACHMENTS Flashcards
Conclusion of Rutters research (2011)
The longer the children were in institutions, the more detrimental the effects
What was the Aim of Rutters research?
To test the extent that good care could make up for poor quality care in institutions
Procedure of Rutters research
165 Romanian orphans adopted in Britain
Physical, Cognitive and emotional development assessed at ages 4, 6, 11 and 15 years.
Group of 52 British adopted children controlled group
Findings of rutters research
When first arrived in the UK, half had mental retardation, the majority were undernourished.
When reached age 11, children who were adopted into Britain younger had a higher IQ than those adopted older
Children adopted 6mth plus had disinhibited attachment type
Aim of the Bucharest early Intervention Project
Study the effects of institutionalisation and the attachment types
who conducted Bucharest early intervention project
Zeanah
Zeanah procedure
assessed attachment in 95 children aged 12-31 months who had spent most of lives in institutional care.
Compared to control group of 50 children who hadn’t been in an institutionalization
Measured using strange situation.
Carers also asked about features of disinhibited attachment e.g: clingy, attention seeking
Findings of Bucharest Project
Secure attachment
- control group 74% securely attached
- 19% of institutionalised group securely attached
Findings of Bucharest Project
Disinhibited attachment
- 44% institution group
- less than 20% control group
Conclusion of Bucharest Project
Institutions have a negative impact on attachment
What at ethe 2 main effects of institutionalisation
Disinhibited attachment
Mental retardation (lower IQ)
What is a disinhibited attachment type
- don’t discriminate between attachment figures
- don’t discriminate between strangers and friends
- attention seeking
- clinginess
