1979/06/01 by Michael Rutter · 402 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Family Dynamics and Relationships #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Parental Involvement in Education #Psychology #Maternal deprivation #Developmental psychology #Disadvantage #Social deprivation #Meaning (existential) #Childhood development #Child development #Field (mathematics) #Social psychology #Psychotherapist
paper · doi:10.2307/1129404
published in Child Development 50(2), 283 (Wiley)
openalex publication_date 1979/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Research since 1972 in the field of "maternal deprivation" is critically reviewed. The results are used to reassess briefly the formulations proposed in 1972 and to discuss more fully the meaning and practical implications of fresh findings on new or recently revived topics. These include the development of social relationships and the process of bonding, critical periods of development, the links between childhood experiences and parenting behavior, influences on parenting, and the possible reasons why so many children do not succumb to deprivation or disadvantage.