| Title: |
Inattention/Overactivity Following Early Severe Institutional Deprivation: Presentation and Associations in Early Adolescence |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Stevens, Suzanne E.; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Kreppner, Jana M.; Beckett, Celia; Castle, Jenny; Colvert, Emma; Groothues, Christine; Hawkins, Amanda; Rutter, Michael |
| Source: |
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Apr 2008 36(3):385-398. |
| Availability: |
Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2008 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: |
Early Adolescents; Attention; Hyperactivity; Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged Environment; Institutionalized Persons; Adoption; Gender Differences; Adventitious Impairments; Early Experience |
| Geographic Terms: |
Romania; United Kingdom |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10802-007-9185-5 |
| ISSN: |
0091-0627 |
| Abstract: |
The current study examined the persistence and phenotypic presentation of inattention/overactivity (I/O) into early adolescence, in a sample of institution reared (IR) children adopted from Romania before the age of 43 months. Total sample comprised 144 IR and 21 non-IR Romanian adoptees, and a comparison group of 52 within-UK adoptees, assessed at ages 6 and 11 years. I/O was rated using Rutter Scales completed by parents and teachers. I/O continued to be strongly associated with institutional deprivation, with continuities between ages 6 and 11 outcomes. There were higher rates of deprivation-related I/O in boys than girls, and I/O was strongly associated with conduct problems, disinhibited attachment and executive function but not IQ more generally, independently of gender. Deprivation-related I/O shares many common features with ADHD, despite its different etiology and putative developmental mechanisms. I/O is a persistent domain of impairment following early institutional deprivation of 6 months or more, suggesting there may be a possible pathway to impairment through some form of neuro-developmental programming during critical periods of early development. |
| Abstractor: |
Author |
| Entry Date: |
2008 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ788720 |
| Database: |
ERIC |