Scholastic attainment following severe early institutional deprivation: a study of children adopted from Romania
Researchers compared school attainment at age eleven in 127 Romanian institution-reared adoptees and 49 UK domestic adoptees. Attainment was lower on average in the Romanian group, particularly among those with at least six months of institutional care. Statistical analyses linked much of the difference to IQ and, to a lesser extent, attention and overactivity.
Limitations: Statistical mediation does not prove causation. School attainment is only one aspect of educational experience. This cohort experienced extreme early institutional deprivation and does not represent adoptees generally. Participants overlap with other ERA publications.
- Research type
- Longitudinal comparative cohort study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption from Romanian institutions; UK domestic-adoption comparison
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: ADHD, education, institutional care, institutional deprivation, intercountry adoption, IQ, longitudinal, school attainment, UK research
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom; Romania (origin)
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- Adoptee involvement
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