THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY TYPE ON CHILDREN''S BEHAVIOUR AND DEVELOPMENT AT FIVE YEARS |
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| Authors: | Jane Wadsworth Ioanna Burnell Brent Taylor Neville Butler |
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| Affiliation: | Child Health and Education Study, Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Development and behaviour at five years were assessed in children from a national cohort; comparisons were drawn between those living in one-parent families, in step-parent families and with both natural parents. On average, children from one-parent families scored worst and children from two-parent families best on tests of behaviour, vocabulary and visuomotor co-ordination. The differences remained significant after allowing for associated influences. The behaviour of children from one-parent families and step-parent families was perceived on average as more 'anti-social' than that of children from two-parent families. Children in one-parent families were seen on average as marginally more 'neurotic' than children in two-parent families. |
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