TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral and emotional problems in Chinese children of divorced parents
AU - Liu, Xianchen
AU - Guo, Chuanqin
AU - Okawa, Masako
AU - Zhai, Jing
AU - Li, Yan
AU - Uchiyama, Makoto
AU - Neiderhiser, Jenae M.
AU - Kurita, Hiroshi
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Shandong Medical Research Foundation, People's Republic of China, and a fellowship from the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Objective: This study examined the behavioral problems in Chinese children of divorced parents. Method: A total of 58 children of divorce and 116 gender-, age-, and school class-matched controls were ascertained from a general population sample of children aged 6 through 15 years. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and teachers completed the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) and Conners Hyperkinesis Index. Results: Parent- reported problem scores on the CBCL total scale and each subscale, and prevalence of all CBCL syndromes except for Somatic Complaints, were significantly higher in children of divorce than in controls. Teacher- reported problem scores on the TRF total scale and Social and Attention Problems and prevalence of Attention Problems were significantly different for the 2 groups of children. Social competence was rated significantly lower in children of divorce than in controls. Discriminant function analysis showed that behavioral problems in children of divorce were characterized by aggressive behavior, withdrawal, and social problems. Conclusions: The findings emanating from China provide the first evidence of the link between parental divorce and children's psychopathology and clarify the psychopathological dimensions in Chinese children of divorced parents.
AB - Objective: This study examined the behavioral problems in Chinese children of divorced parents. Method: A total of 58 children of divorce and 116 gender-, age-, and school class-matched controls were ascertained from a general population sample of children aged 6 through 15 years. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and teachers completed the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) and Conners Hyperkinesis Index. Results: Parent- reported problem scores on the CBCL total scale and each subscale, and prevalence of all CBCL syndromes except for Somatic Complaints, were significantly higher in children of divorce than in controls. Teacher- reported problem scores on the TRF total scale and Social and Attention Problems and prevalence of Attention Problems were significantly different for the 2 groups of children. Social competence was rated significantly lower in children of divorce than in controls. Discriminant function analysis showed that behavioral problems in children of divorce were characterized by aggressive behavior, withdrawal, and social problems. Conclusions: The findings emanating from China provide the first evidence of the link between parental divorce and children's psychopathology and clarify the psychopathological dimensions in Chinese children of divorced parents.
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U2 - 10.1097/00004583-200007000-00019
DO - 10.1097/00004583-200007000-00019
M3 - Article
C2 - 10892232
AN - SCOPUS:0033920535
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 39
SP - 896
EP - 903
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -
