According to the results of many studies, living at an early age in orphanages and thus depriving the child's need to interact with a sensitive and constant close adult, negatively affects the child's development. In this study, the PCERA method (Clark, 1985) is used to study the interaction between children and employees from a typical children's home before the child leaves the institution (N=10 children; age 21.6±12.7 months) and then with substitute parents after 0-24 (N=12; 43.8±15.3) and 25-48 (N=9; 57.8±15.7) months of life in a substitute family. According to the study, the quality of interaction between children and a close adult in a substitute family remains low. After 2 years of family life, children's emotional stability and cooperation decreases, and the negative affect increases. At the same time, the overall indicator of interaction between a child and an adult, as well as indicators on the part of a child, improves with the age of the children. The data obtained indicates the need for substitute families to participate in a program of psychological intervention aimed at supporting the process of formation and development of interaction and attachment.
Translated title of the contributionFEATURES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN CHILDREN AND CLOSE ADULTS WHEN LEAVING THE CHILD'S HOME AND IN SUBSTITUTE FAMILIES
Original languageRussian
Title of host publicationЛичность и вызовы современности: интерпретация проблем различными научными школами
Subtitle of host publicationСтатьи Международной научной конференции
EditorsЗ.И. Рябикина, В.В. Знаков
Place of PublicationМайкоп; Краснодар
Pages143-147
StatePublished - 2020
EventЛичность и вызовы современности: интерпретация проблем различными научными школами: Конференция, посвященная 80-летию Адыгейского государственного университета - Адыгейский государственный университет, Майкоп, Russian Federation
Duration: 25 Sep 202026 Sep 2020

Conference

ConferenceЛичность и вызовы современности: интерпретация проблем различными научными школами
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityМайкоп
Period25/09/2026/09/20

    Research areas

  • children, interaction with a close adult, children's home, substitute family

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