Institutionalisation Flashcards
What is an institution
A place where children are kept to be looked after and are not allowed to leave for a long period of time e.g orphanages and hospitals
Who studied institutionalised children
Rutter et Al
Zeanah et Al
How many Romanian orphans did Rutter study
165 who had adopted by UK families
When did Rutter assess the Romanian orphans
Ages 4, 6, 11, 15 and 22-25 years
What did Rutter use as a control group
52 UK adoptees
What was the aim of Rutters study
Investigate the extent to which good care could make up for poor experiences in institutions
When they arrived in the Uk what % of adoptees showed signs of delayed development
50%
When did the children in Rutters study start to show differential rates of recovery
11
What was the mean IQ of children adopted before age 6 months
102
What was the mean IQ of those children adopted between 6 months and 2 years
86
Mean IQ for children adopted after 2 years
77
What is disinhibited attachment
Attention seeking, clinginess and social behaviour towards all adults
At what age did children in Rutters study show signs of disinhibited attachment
Those adopted after 6 months
How many children did Zeanah study
95
What age were the children Zeanah studied
12-31 months
What % of their lives had the children Zeanah studied spent their lives in an institution
90%
What % of institutionalised children did Zeanah find were secured attached
19%
What % of institutionalised children did Zeanah find had disorganized attachment
65%
What % of institutionalised children did Zeanah find had disinhibited attachment
44%
