Placement in Foster Care Enhances Quality of Attachment Among Young Institutionalized Children
Placement in Foster Care Enhances Quality of Attachment Among Young Institutionalized Children
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01390.x
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Guthrie, Donald
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作者：
Smyke, Anna T.;Zeanah, Charles H.;Guthrie, Donald
这项研究考察了42个月大的罗马尼亚儿童(N=169)的依恋分类。自出生以来，儿童被送往机构接受全面评估，随机分配到照常照看(CAU)或寄养儿童，并与家庭抚养的儿童进行比较。寄养儿童的依恋分类与CAU儿童的依恋分类明显不同。重要的是，在24个月前被寄养的儿童更有可能有安全的依恋，如果放得更早，就不太可能有杂乱无章或不安全的其他依恋。认知状态预示着CAU中有组织依恋的可能性更大，寄养和非制度化群体中安全依恋的可能性更大。寄养护理是减少早期剥夺后不良影响的重要干预措施。
This study examined classifications of attachment in 42-month-old Romanian children (N = 169). Institutionalized since birth, children were assessed comprehensively, randomly assigned to care as usual (CAU) or to foster care, and compared to family-reared children. Attachment classifications for children in foster care were markedly different from those in the CAU. Importantly, children placed in foster care before 24 months were more likely to have secure attachments and if placed earlier were less likely to have disorganized or insecure-other attachments. Cognitive status predicted greater likelihood of organized attachment in the CAU and greater likelihood of secure attachment in the foster care and never-institutionalized groups. Foster care is an important intervention to reduce the adverse effects following early deprivation.