Table 4. Differences in Personal and Placement Characteristics and Outcomes by Cluster Groups.
| Sample (N=138) | 1 - Robust Relative Household | 2 - Robust Family Network | 3 - Disrupted Family Network | 4 - Shared Parenting | 5 - Non-Relative Parenting | F (4, 133) or x2 (4) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 13.01 | 12.77 | 12.97 | 13.04 | 13.20 | 12.93 | .263 | .901 |
| Gender (% female) | 52.2% | 66.7% | 42.9% | 66.7% | 42.4% | 50.0% | 6.080 | .193 |
| Race (% persons of color) | 50.0% | 60.0% | 46.4% | 40.0% | 54.5% | 53.1% | 2.341 | .673 |
| Lives in relative care | 36% | 87% | 71% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 45.483 | .000 |
| Lives with sibling | 73% | 93% | 86% | 60% | 76% | 63% | 9.974 | .041 |
| Relationship with Sibling (1-10) | 7.62 | 8.33 | 7.46 | 7.07 | 7.85 | 7.69 | .890 | .472 |
| Youth-reported quality of life (YQOL-S) | 82.2 | 83.33 | 86.77 | 79.81 | 84.89 | 77.23 | 1.614 | .175 |
| Youth-reported hopelessness (HSC) | 30.17 | 32.13 | 28.86 | 29.63 | 30.03 | 31.00 | .626 | .645 |
| Parent-reported trauma symptoms (PROPS) | 15.64 | 10.864 | 10.964 | 17.19 | 20.681,2 | 15.63 | 4.040 | .004 |
| Parent-reported behavior problems (CBCL) | 60.38 | 59.43 | 61.79 | 60.75 | 61.84 | 57.71 | .625 | .645 |
Note. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test for statistically significant group differences on the four outcome variables, with a Tukey post-hoc test for individual group differences (shown with subscripts referring to the category columns in the order listed in the table). Given the number of statistical tests, a Bonferroni correction for Type I error rate would be p < .0125.