Despite significant changes in the national system of care for children left without parental care and growth of the number of children in substitute families, little has been published in Russia on attachment in children with experience of institutionalization transferred to substitute (foster, adoptive) families. Presented in the previous issue of this journal part 1 of the work was aimed to review research articles on attachment in institutionalized children. The aim of the part 2 is to analyze the peer reviewed publications of studies regarding attachment and associated factors in children living in substitute (foster and adoptive) families. Ob-servational assessments showed that children with experience of institutionalization living in substitute families showed more attachment security and less disorganization than children in institutions. Such positive changes in attachment types distribution depend on several factors, especially — ​the age of transition from in-stitution to substitute family. Further research is needed in the Russian Federation on children with institutional experience including research on implementation of evidence-based intervention programs in domestic substitute families.

Translated title of the contributionAttachment in children with experience of institutionalization. Part ii. living in substitute families
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)48-56
Number of pages9
JournalPsikhologicheskii Zhurnal
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Psychology(all)

    Research areas

  • Attachment, Children, Evidence-based intervention programs, Institutional experience, Substitute family

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