Effects of profound early institutional deprivation: An overview of findings from a UK longitudinal study of Romanian adoptees
Effects of profound early institutional deprivation: An overview of findings from a UK longitudinal study of Romanian adoptees
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DOI：
10.1080/17405620701401846
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.
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作者：
Rutter, Michael;Beckett, Celia;Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.
随机抽取了 165 名来自罗马尼亚的儿童（其中 144 名在机构中抚养）作为样本，这些儿童被英国家庭收养，在 42 个月大之前就被安置，并在 4 岁、6 岁和 11 岁时进行了研究。以 52 名 6 个月前被收养的英国非机构儿童为样本，以同样的方式对这些儿童进行了比较。该论文简要总结了收养时的情况，然后报告了 11 岁时的调查结果，重点关注 6 岁至 11 岁之间的变化。收养后心理功能的明显追赶很明显，但在 6 个月后被安置的儿童中，相当少数仍然存在严重问题。考虑了研究结果的理论意义，并指出了政策意义。
A randomly selected sample of 165 children from Romania (of whom 144 had been reared in institutions) who were adopted by UK families, with placement before the age of 42 months, was studied at 4, 6, and 11 years of age. Comparisons were made with a sample of 52 non-institutionalized UK children adopted before the age of 6 months, who were studied in the same way. The paper briefly summarizes circumstances at the time of adoption and then reports findings at age 11, focusing on changes between 6 and 11. Marked catch-up in psychological functioning was evident following adoption, but significant problems continued in a substantial minority of the children placed after the age of 6 months. The theoretical implications of the findings are considered, and the policy implications are noted.