Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation
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- Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation
- 44 Thieves study
- Aim: to test the maternal deprivation hypothesis
- Procedure: case studies were completed on the backgrounds of 44 teenagers (thieves) there was a control group whom didn't steal
- Findings: 17 thieves had frequent separations from their mothers
- 14 thieves were diagnosed as affectionless psychopaths- 12 had experienced separation from their mothers
- Conclusions: depriving a child of its main carer in early life can have harmful long term effects
- Affection-less Psychopaths: don't care about how their actions affected others
- 14 thieves were diagnosed as affectionless psychopaths- 12 had experienced separation from their mothers
- Findings: 17 thieves had frequent separations from their mothers
- Procedure: case studies were completed on the backgrounds of 44 teenagers (thieves) there was a control group whom didn't steal
- Aim: to test the maternal deprivation hypothesis
- Theory
- before attachment theory and after 44 thieves study
- the nurture of a mother figure is essential for normal psychological development of babies
- separation from the mother has serious consequences
- separation:
- not in the presence of
- the primary attachment figure
- not in the presence of
- Deprivation:
- prolonged separation
- with no good substitute given
- prolonged separation
- separation:
- separation from the mother has serious consequences
- Critical Period
- first 30 months of life
- if a child is deprived of their mother during this
- period psychological damage is inevitable
- Psychological Damage
- Intellectual: leads to mental retardation (low IQ)
- shown in adoption research- Goldfarb found fostered kids were smarter
- Emotional: affectionless psychopathy is linked
- Intellectual: leads to mental retardation (low IQ)
- 44 Thieves study
- AO3
- Supported by bad research
- kids orphaned after second world war
- traumatised and had poor aftercare
- this causes developmental difficulties
- traumatised and had poor aftercare
- 44 thieves study
- interviews done by Bowlby
- introduces researcher bias
- interviews done by Bowlby
- kids orphaned after second world war
- counter evidence
- Lewis(1954)
- replicated 44 thieves study with 500 participants
- prolonged separation did not predict criminality or inability to form relationships
- replicated 44 thieves study with 500 participants
- Lewis(1954)
- Critical period is actually a 'sensitive' period
- Czech twins- mother died and they were found in a cupboard at age 7
- after were lovingly care for by 2 women- turned out fine
- critical period isn't as influential as once thought
- a child can grow up fine when given an attachment figure after that period
- Czech twins- mother died and they were found in a cupboard at age 7
- privation and deprivation
- Rutter (1976)
- privation
- not making any attachment
- deprivation
- loss of an attachment figure
- privation
- Rutter (1976)
- animal research
- maternal deprivation supported by rats
- Supported by bad research
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