institutionalisation

• Rutters ERA study method

  it was a longitudinal study

  group 1- Romanian children adopted before age of 6 months

  group 2- Romanian children adopted between age of 6-24 months

  group 3- Romanian children adopted after age of 48 months

  group 4- British children adopted

  • children were assessed at age 4, 6, 11, 15
• Rutter ERA study findings:

  • Attachment- children adopted before 6 months displayed disinhibited attachment but then had secure attachments by 11 years old
• Rutter ERA study findings:

  • Physical development- children had smaller brains and showed stunted growth
  • Social skills- children adopted later showed poorer social skills and indicators of quasi-autism
• Rutter ERA study findings:

  • Intellectual development- mean IQ scores were 102 (adopted before 6 months), 86 (adopted between 6-24 months) and 77 (adopted after age of 2)
• Conclusions- effects of institutionalisation

  • Social skills
  • Intellectual development delay
  • Disinhibited attachment
• Evaluations of Rutter ERA study

  🙂 support from Chugani

  🙂 practical application for improving care in institutionalisation

  ☹️ lack of control of institution

  🙂 Rutter’s study was longitudinal