Figure 5.

MAPP-QOL Psychological Satisfaction Distribution.

The shaded box represents the interquartile range (IQR), the range from the 25th percentile (Q1) to the 75th percentile (Q4). Median and mean are indicated by solid line and diamond, respectively. Horizontal lines indicate minimum and maximum values when they fall outside of the IQR. Open circles indicate outliers as defined by less than Q1–(1.5*IQR) or greater than Q3+(1.5*IQR).

A greater score indicates a greater feeling of satisfaction. The psychological scores were significantly different between separated and non-separated mothers, however, this difference was relatively small.