Table 1. Adjustment Patterns in Middle School as a Function of Imaginary Companion (IC)Status.

Group	Positive coping	Negative coping	Social preference (6th grade)	Externalizing behaviors	Internalizing behaviors
No IC	n = 107	n = 107	n = 102	n = 99	n = 99
	6.88 (1.36)	2.12 (1.15)	−.29 (1.62)	55.45 (9.49)	49.83 (9.58)
Past IC	n = 31	n = 31	n = 29	n = 25	n = 25
	7.09 (1.33)	2.45 (1.23)	.03 (1.77)	56.94 (9.33)	53.54 (7.64)
Current IC	n = 13	n = 13	n = 13	n = 13	n = 13
	7.98 (1.04)	1.97 (.96)	− 1.71 (1.69)	61.58 (7.73)	53.54 (8.94)

Note. Standard deviations are in parentheses.