Reactive Attachment Disorder and Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Dimensions of Moral Development

• Published in: Behavioral development bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 18 - 28
• Main Authors: Termini, Kristin, Golden, Jeannie A, Lyndon, Amy E, Sheaffer, Beverly L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Joseph D. Cautilli 2009; Development & Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis
• Subjects: Adopted Children; Attachment Disorders; Cognitive Development; Emotional Development; Female; Foster Care; Foster Children; Human; Male; Moral Development; moral development; reactive attachment disorder; case vignettes

This study investigated the relationship between reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and the three dimensions of moral development: cognitive, affective and behavioral, Case vignettes were used to assess moral development of typical children (n = 35), and children with a history of adoptive or foster...