The effects of global severe privation on cognitive competence: extension and longitudinal follow-up. English and Romanian Adoptees Study Team
The study assessed cognition at age six in 165 Romanian-born children adopted into UK families and 52 UK adoptees, with earlier assessments available for part of the sample. Children placed later showed substantial improvement after arrival but lower average cognitive scores than earlier-placed Romanian children. Differences observed at age four persisted, without evidence of further catch-up between ages four and six.
Limitations: Results are group averages and do not predict an individual child’s development. 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
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
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: age at adoption, cognitive development, institutional care, institutional deprivation, intercountry adoption, IQ, longitudinal, 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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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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