The Effects Of Early Social-emotional And Relationship Experience On The Development Of Young Orphanage Children (monographs Of The Society For Research In Child Development)
2009 / English / PDF
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Undertaken at orphanages in Russia, this study tests the role of
early social and emotion experience in the development of children.
Children were exposed to either multiple caregivers who performed
routine duties in a perfunctory manner with minimal interaction or
fewer caregivers who were trained to engage in warm, responsive,
and developmentally appropriate interactions during routine
care. Engaged and responsive caregivers were associated with
substantial improvements in child development and these
findings provide a rationale for making similar improvements in
other institutions, programs, and organizations.
Undertaken at orphanages in Russia, this study tests the role of
early social and emotion experience in the development of children.
Children were exposed to either multiple caregivers who performed
routine duties in a perfunctory manner with minimal interaction or
fewer caregivers who were trained to engage in warm, responsive,
and developmentally appropriate interactions during routine
care. Engaged and responsive caregivers were associated with
substantial improvements in child development and these
findings provide a rationale for making similar improvements in
other institutions, programs, and organizations.
