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- Title
IQ and behavioural adjustment of ex-institutional adolescents.
- Authors
Hodges, J; Tizard, B
- Abstract
A group of children raised in institutions until at least 2 years of age, then adopted or restored to a biological parent, have been followed longitudinally into mid-adolescence. No effect of early institutionalisation was found on IQ which depended largely on the type of family placement. Behavioural and emotional difficulties were more common in the ex-institutional group than in a matched comparison group, according to teacher questionnaires and interviews with the adolescents and their parents. The findings are discussed in relation to placement policy and the question of the long-term effects of early experience.
- Publication
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 1989, Vol 30, Issue 1, p53
- ISSN
0021-9630
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00769.x