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The Effects of Global Severe Privation on Cognitive Competence: Extension and Longitudinal Follow‐up
Author(s) -
O’Connor Thomas G.,
Rutter Michael,
Beckett Celia,
Keaveney Lisa,
Kreppner Jana M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8624.00151
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , longitudinal study , cognition , romanian , child development , psychiatry , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
The current study extends previous research on a sample of children adopted into the United Kingdom following severe early deprivation and a comparison sample of nondeprived, within‐country, early adoptees. We assessed 165 children adopted from Romania and 52 U.K. adoptees at age 6 years. Longitudinal data (at age 4 and 6 years) were available on 111 Romanian adoptees placed into U.K. homes before 24 months of age and on all U.K. adoptees. Results indicated that there was considerable catch‐up among late‐placed Romanian children from entry into the United Kingdom to age 6, but as a group they exhibited lower cognitive scores and general developmental impairment compared with earlier adopted Romanian children. In addition, the resilience suggested at the assessment at age 4 years was maintained longitudinally, but there was no further evidence of catch‐up or recovery.