Romanian Orphans Study
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- Romanian Orphans
- Rutter's ERA (English & Romanian Adoptee
- Aim: to
investigate what extent good care could make up for poor early experiences in
institutions.
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Procedure:
followed 165 Romanian orphans, adopted in Britain.
- Physical, cognitive, and emotional development was assessed at ages 4, 6, 11, 15. 52
- British kids adopted at roughly the same time was used as a control group.
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Findings: when
first arrived, showed signs of mental retardation and malnourishment.
- Rate of recovery related to age of adoption.
- IQ adopted before 6 months= 102, after 6 months= 86, after 2 years=77.
- Disinhibited attachment occurred if adopted after 6 months.
- IQ adopted before 6 months= 102, after 6 months= 86, after 2 years=77.
- Rate of recovery related to age of adoption.
- Physical, cognitive, and emotional development was assessed at ages 4, 6, 11, 15. 52
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Procedure:
followed 165 Romanian orphans, adopted in Britain.
- Conclusion: the negative effects of institutionalisation can be overcome by nurture
- Aim: to
investigate what extent good care could make up for poor early experiences in
institutions.
- Rutter's ERA (English & Romanian Adoptee
- AO3
- Research is internally valid
- research before this had confounding variables
- kids could have been traumatised
- romanian orphans had not experienced these confounding variables
- means rutter could research them
- research before this had confounding variables
- Research has useful application
- led to improvements to how kids are cared for in institutions
- eg multiple caregivers are avoided
- avoids disinhibited attachments and helps make normal attachments
- Shows the research is extremely valuable with practical application
- avoids disinhibited attachments and helps make normal attachments
- eg multiple caregivers are avoided
- led to improvements to how kids are cared for in institutions
- Lacks generalisability
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conditions were so bad that it may not be
representative of other institutions.
- This means this could only be used for extreme cases of institutions.
- Situational variables mean it cannot be generalised
- This means this could only be used for extreme cases of institutions.
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conditions were so bad that it may not be
representative of other institutions.
- research has its own confounding variable
- kids were not randomly allocated to groups
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The kids that were adopted early may have been the
more sociable ones
- means the age of adoption may not combat the effects of institutionalisation.
- Random allocation will stop this confounding variable.
- means the age of adoption may not combat the effects of institutionalisation.
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The kids that were adopted early may have been the
more sociable ones
- kids were not randomly allocated to groups
- long term effects aren't clear
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We only know up until follow ups are conducted.
- We have to wait the kid’s whole life before we know if there are any other effects that have not been discovered.
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We only know up until follow ups are conducted.
- Research is internally valid
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