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. 2020 Jan;91(1):96-109.
doi: 10.1111/cdev.13169. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

The Impact of Caregiving Disruptions of Previously Institutionalized Children on Multiple Outcomes in Late Childhood

Alisa N Almas  1 , Leanna J Papp  2 , Margaret R Woodbury  3 , Charles A Nelson  4   5   6 , Charles H Zeanah  7 , Nathan A Fox  3
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The Impact of Caregiving Disruptions of Previously Institutionalized Children on Multiple Outcomes in Late Childhood

Alisa N Almas et al. Child Dev. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

This study examined disruptions in caregiving, as well as the association of these disruptions, with cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes at age 12 in a sample of 136 Romanian children who were abandoned to institutions as infants and who experienced a range of subsequent types of care. Children were found to experience significantly more caregiving disruptions (CGD) earlier in life than later in childhood. More frequent CGD predicted increases in externalizing and internalizing behavior problems at age 12. Results are discussed in terms of the association between CGD and the long-term development of children who have experienced institutional rearing.

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Figure 1.
Line plots illustrating caregiving disruptions experienced by children from birth to 12 years of age, separated by randomization group.
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Figure 2.
Line Plot illustrating caregiving disruptions experienced by four individual children from birth to 12 years of age.
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