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DOES THE CAREGIVING ENVIRONMENT MEDIATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AN INSTITUTIONAL INTERVENTION AND CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES?

Rosas, Johana Maria (2011) DOES THE CAREGIVING ENVIRONMENT MEDIATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AN INSTITUTIONAL INTERVENTION AND CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Most institutions described in the literature do not provide rearing environments conducive to promoting typical development (e.g., Rosas & McCall, in review; Van IJzendoorn, Bakermans-Kranenburg, & Juffer, 2007a). Institutions typically lack adequate structural (low child-caregiver ratios, small group sizes and trained caregivers) and process (responsive and positive interactions with caregivers) quality characteristics known to contribute to children's overall development. A socio-emotional institutional intervention combining caregiver training (to encourage caregivers to be more socially responsive in their interactions with infants and young children in every aspect of life in the orphanage) and structural changes (i.e., group size, caregiver-child ratios, and constant caregivers) aimed to create an environment in which caregiver-child relationships were more likely to develop. Results indicate that intervention-produced changes in caregiving quality significantly mediated the intervention effects on children's developmental outcomes. It is notable that the overall caregiving quality accounted for almost half the variance (43%) of the total effect of the intervention on children's developmental scores. Reduction of group size and children-to-caregiver ratios, fewer more consistent caregivers, and other factors providing a more family-like environment appear to support improvements in process quality which in turn had positive effects on children's development.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Rosas, Johana Mariajmr113@pitt.eduJMR113
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairMcCall, Robert B.mccall2@pitt.eduMCCALL2
Committee MemberVotruba-Drzal, Elizabethevotruba@pitt.eduEVOTRUBA
Committee MemberCampbell, Susan B.sbcamp@pitt.eduSBCAMP
Date: 6 June 2011
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 3 December 2010
Approval Date: 6 June 2011
Submission Date: 14 February 2011
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology
Degree: MS - Master of Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: caregiving environment; Children's development; institutional interventions; institutions; orphanages
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-02142011-141015/, etd-02142011-141015
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 19:31
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:36
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/6355

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