VII. Physical growth and maturation following early severe institutional deprivation: do they mediate specific psychopathological effects?
The English and Romanian Adoptees study examined growth and puberty following severe early institutional deprivation. Earlier apparent catch-up in height and weight was followed by slower adolescent growth among those with longer deprivation. The chapter also examines whether growth and maturation help explain psychological outcomes.
Limitations: Historical intercountry-adoption cohort exposed to extreme institutional deprivation. Observational associations cannot isolate causes. Weight at entry was an indirect measure of nutrition and could not capture all earlier dietary deficiencies. Overlaps with other ERA publications.
- Research type
- Longitudinal cohort analysis
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption following Romanian institutional care
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: institutional deprivation, longitudinal research, physical health
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom; Romania
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