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Bowlby (1944) 44 juvenile thieves study (methodology (88 children, 1/2…
Bowlby (1944) 44 juvenile thieves study
methodology
88 children, 1/2 juvenile thieves, 1/2 control groups
referred to London Child clinic
grade 1 - 4 thieves
31 boys, 13 girls
matched thieves on IQ, age and economic status
aged 5 - 17
44 control group
individual case studies 1936 - 39
content analysis
interview children, along with social workers and psychologist
procedure
3 years in the London Child Clinic where Bowlby worked
mental test with psychologist
interview with social worker about the child's history
case conference then made a report
provisional diagnosis made
children didn't know they were in a case study
findings
six personality groups
depressed (9)
circular (2)
hyperthymic (13)
normal (2)
affectionless (14)
schizoid (4)
40% of thieves had prolonged sep from mother compared to 5% control group
12 of 14 affetionless had freq separations
27 cases of separation but home life was not normal
conclusions
confirm psychoanalytic assumption that early years are great importance
juvenile crime is also due to social and economic
made aware of appalling damage due to prolonged separation
greater effort can be made to avoid CB