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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 11.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Ther. 2008 Jan 3;46(3):334–344. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.12.008

Table 3.

Childhood Distress Ratings of Children of Hoarding Family Members Who Did and Did Not Live in a Cluttered Home Prior to Age 10.

Moderate or greater clutter prior to age 10 Less than moderate clutter prior to age 10 t

Happy childhood 1.99 (0.91) 2.59 (0.94) 5.07**
Difficult to make friends 2.05 (1.25) 1.44 (1.15) 4.05**
Have people over to house 1.03 (0.91) 1.94 (1.17) 6.66**
Argue with parents 2.40 (1.18) 1.94 (1.07) 3.26**
Strained relationship with parents 2.42 (1.16) 1.82 (1.13) 4.111**
Embarrassed about home 3.43 (0.95) 2.24 (1.47) 7.20**
**

p < .001.