Syndromes Marital status   F (d.f. = 1, 316)
Married Divorced
Withdrawn 3,53 3,80 n.s.
Somatic Complaints 2,59 2,86 n.s.
Anxious / Depressed 7,81 9,61 7,58**
Social Problems 2,20 2,61 n.s.
Thought Problems 2,42 3,26 7,84**
Attention Problems 5,58 6,55 7,77**
Delinquent Behavior 3,96 5,27 12,05***
Aggressive Behavior 8,73 11,48 19,22***
Self-destructive identity 1,82 3,82 12,60***
Internalizing 13,51 15,67 4,15*
Externalizing 12,69 16,75 19,87***
Total Problems 41,83 51,52 13,84***
*p<0.05. **p<0.01. ***p<0.001. n.s.= non significant.
Table 2: Analysis of variance and YSR Syndromes’ Means for parents’ marital status.