44 Juvenile Thieves Study

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  • Aim: study teenage delinquent behaviour and it's basis in MD
  • Procedure: Bowlby interviewed 44 delinquent boys whom had been referred to him. Parents also interviewed.
  • Findings: over 50% experienced 6 months seperation during 5 years of life. (In control group less than 5%).
    32% affectionless psychopathy
  • Conclusion: Deprivation has social, intellectual and emotional affects on children.
  • One weakness of this study is that it is based on weak research- Bowlby conducted the interviews himself and knew in advance which children he expected to identify as affectionless psychopaths.
  • Bowlby writing to support MT theory - RESEARCHER BIAS