Sources of Heterogeneity in Developmental Outcomes of Children With Past and Current Experiences of Institutionalization in Russia: A Four-Group Comparison

Rakhlin, NataliaWayne State Univ, Dept Commun Sci & Disorders, Detroit, MI 48202 USA.;Yale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (author)

Sources of Heterogeneity in Developmental Outcomes of Children With Past and Current Experiences of Institutionalization in Russia : A Four-Group Comparison

The present study sought to compare 4 groups of age-and gender-matched children-(a) those reared in institutions for children without parental care in Russia; (b) those raised by their biological parents in Russia; (c) those adopted to the United States from Russian institutions; and (d) those born in the United States and raised by their biological parents-on indicators of cognition, language, and early learning. In addition, we aimed to compare the effects of the length of time spent in an institution, the age of initial placement in an institution, the age at adoption, and pre-institutional risk factors (i.e., prenatal substance exposure and prematurity and low birth weight) on the above-mentioned outcomes in the 2 groups of children with institutionalization experiences. Our results confirm previous reports demonstrating negative consequences of institutionalization and substantial ameliorating effects of adoption. They also underscore the complexity of the effects of institutionalization and adoption, showing that they are intertwined with the effects of pre-institutional risk factors.

Hein, SaschaYale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (author)
Doyle, NiamhSUNY Upstate Med Univ, Dept Pediat, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA. (author)
Hart, LesleyYale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (author)
Koposov, RomanUiT, Reg Ctr Child & Youth Mental Hlth & Child Welf, Tromso, Norway. (author)
Macomber, DonnaYale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (author)
Ruchkin, Vladislav V,1969-Uppsala universitet,Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri,Yale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.(Swepub:uu)vlaru690 (author)
Strelina, AnastasiaArkhangelsk Reg Mental Hosp, Arkhangelsk, Russia. (author)
Tan, MeiYale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (author)
Grigorenko, Elena L.Yale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.;Yale Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.;Yale Univ, Dept Psychol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.;Moscow State Univ Psychol & Educ, Moscow, Russia.;St Petersburg State Univ, Dept Psychol, St Petersburg, Russia. (author)
Wayne State Univ, Dept Commun Sci & Disorders, Detroit, MI 48202 USA.;Yale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.Yale Univ, Ctr Child Study, New Haven, CT 06520 USA. (creator_code:org_t)

In:American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC87:3, s. 242-2550002-94321939-0025

By the author/editor: Rakhlin, Natalia; Hein, Sascha; Doyle, Niamh; Hart, Lesley; Koposov, Roman; Macomber, Donna; show more...; Ruchkin, Vladisl ...; Strelina, Anasta ...; Tan, Mei; Grigorenko, Elen ...; show less...

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