Table 1.
All participants | Institutionalized youth only | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ever institutionalized (n=50) |
Never institutionalized (n=29) |
t or χ2 | Care as usual (n=23) |
Foster care (n=27) |
t or χ2 |
|
Sex (% Male) | 50% | 45% | 0.20 | 52% | 48% | 0.08 |
Ethnicity (% Romanian) |
52% | 86% | 9.39** | 52% | 52% | 0.001 |
Initial Age (years) |
7.88 (0.76) | 8.38 (0.40) | − 3.78*** |
7.93 (0.85) |
7.85 (0.69) |
0.36 |
Final Age (years) |
14.39 (0.75) | 14.42 (0.63) | −0.27 | 14.42 (0.78) |
14.36 (0.74) |
0.26 |
Mean Follow- up Length (years) |
6.50 (0.32) | 6.05 (0.47) | 4.58*** | 6.49 (0.32) |
6.51 (0.32) |
−0.24 |
Full-scale IQ | 68.06 (17.33) | 94.76 (12.03) | − 8.05*** |
66.70 (12.95) |
69.22 (20.52) |
−0.53 |
Note. Mean (Standard Deviation).
p<0.05.
p<0.01.
p<0.001.