Table 1.
Mean Levels of Child Problems for Children in Separated Versus Intact Families
| Age of Child (years) |
n of children whose parents separated during this age |
Mother rated internalizing |
Mother rated externalizing |
Teacher rated internalizing |
Teacher rated externalizing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean for: | Mean for: | Mean for: | Mean for: | ||||||
| Separated | Intact | Separated | Intact | Separated | Intact | Separated | Intact | ||
| 0–3 | 78 | 51.46 | 49.59 | 53.12 | 50.81 | - | - | - | - |
| 3–6 | 78 | 47.38 | 46.72 | 52.32 | 50.01 | 48.92 | 46.3 | 52.76 | 48.45 |
| 6–9 | 48 | 49.69 | 47.65 | 49.77 | 46.90 | 51.42 | 48.97 | 53.82 | 49.36 |
| 9–12 | 37 | 49.12 | 47.57 | 48.15 | 44.70 | 51.64 | 49.81 | 53.22 | 48.84 |
| 12–15 | 19 | 48.22 | 45.71 | 48.15 | 43.58 | - | - | - | - |