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Teachers' perceptions of behavior problems in children from intact, single‐parent, and stepparent families
Author(s) -
Touliatos John,
Lindholm Byron W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198004)17:2<264::aid-pits2310170219>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile delinquency , developmental psychology , checklist , perception , stepfamily , single parent , child behavior checklist , social psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience
This study examined differences in the incidence of behavior problems between children living with both natural parents and those in single‐parent or in stepparent families. Subjects were 3,644 white children in kindergarten through eighth grade; 2,991 were living with both of their own parents; 312 with mother only; 43 with father only; 264 with mother and stepfather; and 34 with father and stepmother. Teachers provided background information and Behavior Problem Checklist ratings on the youngsters. Compared to children from intact homes, those living with mother only had more problems checked on all five scales of the checklist; those with father only, more Socialized Delinquency; those with mother and stepfather, more Conduct Problems and Socialized Delinquency; and those with father and stepmother, more Conduct Problems. Interactions were found for sex, social class, and grade in school.