Table 5.

Adolescent Adjustment, by relationship constellation sub-type, controlling for demographic characteristics

	Whole Sample	Estimates by sub-type					Notable Group Comparisons
		(1) ↑ Rom, ↔ Other	(2) ↑ Friends, Rom; ↓ Parents	(3) ↑ Parents; ↓ Rom	(4) ↓ Get-along; ↔ Other	(5) ↓ Overall
Well-Being
Self-image	3.073 (.623)	2.948 (.630)b	2.898 (.668)b	3.209 (.564)a	3.019 (.681)b	3.045 (.614)b	3>1,2,4,51; 1=2=4=52
Depressive affect	0.748 (.454)	.882 (.507)a	.854 (.485)a	.597 (.367)e	.985 (.517)a	.736 (.453)d	1,2,4>53; 1=2=44; 5>35
General Health	2.807 (.896)	2.816 (.876)a	2.701 (.850)a	2.882 (.884)a	2.821 (.946)a	2.798 (.923)a	1=2=3=4=56
Grade Point Average	2.68 (.781)	2.695 (.740)b	2.610 (.814)b	2.804 (.721)a	2.309 (.775)e	2.679 (.803)b	3>1,2,57; 1=2=58; 1,2,5>49
Problem Behaviors
Delinquent Behavior	0.305 (.322)	.294 (.284)c	.458 (.403)a	.249 (.269)c	.381 (.362)a	.273 (.286)c	2,4>1,3,510; 2=411; 1=3=512
Binge drinking	6.406 (1.344)	6.270 (1.482)a	6.213 (1.531)a	6.490 (1.175)c	6.287 (1.668)a	6.519 (1.194)c	1,2,4>3,513; 1=2=414; 3=515
Marijuana use	0.456 (1.056)	.579 (.963)b	.764 (1.466)a	.310 (.765)d	.574 (1.259)b	.360 (.945)d	2>1,416; 1=417; 1,4>3,518; 3=519
Number of sexual partners	0.758 (1.001)	1.284 (1.347)a	.928 (1.166)a	.672 (.809)d	1.067 (1.317)a	.564 (.829)e	1,2,4>320; 1=2=421; 3>522

Note: Standard deviations in parentheses, superscripted letters indicate rank order subtype differences in descending order (i.e.,^a = highest).

All estimates include controls for age, pubertal timing, parent education, race, family structure, and gender.

¹Δχ²(1) = 14.36, p > .01

²Δχ²(3) = 4.52, p = .21

³Δχ²(1) = 5.16, p < .05

⁴Δχ²(1) = 1.57, p = .46

⁵Δχ2(1) = 8.81, p < .01

⁶Δχ2(4) = 4.13, p = .39

⁷Δχ2(1) = 8.41, p < .01

⁸Δχ2(2) = .48, p = .79

⁹Δχ2(1) = 14.25, p < .01

¹⁰Δχ2(1) = 16.77, p < .01

¹¹Δχ2(1) = .86, p = .35

¹²Δχ2(1) = 1.33, p = .52

¹³Δχ2(1) = 8.11, p < .01

¹⁴Δχ2(1) = .12, p = .94

¹⁵Δχ2(1) = .04, p = .84

¹⁶Δχ2(1) = 5.78, p < .01

¹⁷Δχ2(1) = .01, p = .97

¹⁸Δχ2(1) = 7.32, p < .01

¹⁹Δχ2(2) = .22, p = .64

²⁰Δχ2(1) = 16.32, p < .01

²¹Δχ2(3) = .90, p = .64

²²Δχ2(1) = 16.01, p < .01