Wadsworth J, Burnell I, Taylor B, Butler N
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1985 Mar;26(2):245-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb02263.x.
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.
对来自一个全国性队列的儿童进行了5岁时的发育和行为评估；对生活在单亲家庭、继父母家庭和与亲生父母双方生活在一起的儿童进行了比较。平均而言，在行为、词汇和视觉运动协调测试中，单亲家庭的儿童得分最差，双亲家庭的儿童得分最好。在考虑了相关影响因素后，这些差异仍然显著。单亲家庭和继父母家庭的儿童行为平均被认为比双亲家庭的儿童更“反社会”。单亲家庭的儿童平均被认为比双亲家庭的儿童略微更“神经质”。
