Barbara Tizard and Jill Hodges studied children who were adopted between the ages of two and eight from high-quality orphanages. They observed that these children usually develop normal attachments with their caregivers but many had difficulty forming peer relationships in adolescence because they were perceived as being too ___________.

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Tizard and Hodges found that children adopted from high-quality orphanages often developed normal attachments with their caregivers but struggled with peer relationships in adolescence due to being perceived as too needy. This neediness likely stems from their early experiences of deprivation and their subsequent intense desire for social connections.

Barbara Tizard and Jill Hodges Studied Children Who Were Adopted