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To what extent has research supported the claim that privation in infancy will have adverse effects on later development?
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Eisho Simon Mr Offen Psychology h/w 28/10/04 To what extent has research supported the claim that privation in infancy will have adverse effects on later development? There are many research studies to consider which have supported the claim that privation in infancy will have adverse effects on later development. Firstly, it is important to consider the dissimilarity between deprivation and privation. In Bowlby's maternal deprivation hypothesis, he stated that a child who is depressed of emotional care will suffer permanent consequences in terms of mental health. Rutter (1981), in his book maternal deprivation reassessed, criticised this view of deprivation because it did not make clear whether the child's attachment bond had formed but been broken, or in fact had never formed in the first place. Rutter's view of deprivation was that latter would have potentially far more serious consequences for the child then the former. He therefore used the term privation to...
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