Variable

Sex

Family structure

Sibling structure

Male N = 294

Female N = 414

Broken Home N = 289

Intact home N = 419

Only child N = 96

Brother (s)

N = 206

Sister (s)

N = 198

Both N = 208

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Mean (Sd)

Distress

14.62 (6.86)

13.98 (6.59)

13.87 (6.74)

14.51 (6.67)

12.97 (5.16)

17.45 (7.40)

11.37 (4.24)

14.40 (7.14)

Social support

22.52 (7.10)

25.60 (7.61)

24.96 (7.40)

23.88 (7.63)

25.38 (6.32)

20.48 (7.42)

28.43 (7.96)

23.74 (5.46)

Locus of control

10.32 (6.38)

9.41 (5.26)

10.94 (5.29)

8.99 (5.94)

7.61 (3.41)

8.50 (5.23)

10.85 (6.80)

11.05 (5.52)

Optimism

12.97 (4.35)

14.75 (5.16)

14.74 (4.51)

13.50 (5.12)

12.54 (2.19)

10.17 (3.07)

18.81 (4.35)

13.91 (3.90)

Pessimism

12.59 (5.92)

12.21 (6.09)

13.05 (5.99)

11.89 (6.01)

9.66 (3.42)

14.96 (5.04)

10.45 (6.39)

12.89 (6.37)

Family relationship

9.36 (5.66)

9.43 (7.37)

8.54 (7.29)

9.99 (6.21)

9.23 (6.48)

8.41 (5.90)

11.12 (7.96)

8.82 (5.95)

Personal growth

22.52 (9.49)

26.66 (10.46)

22.22 (7.35)

26.79 (11.51)

29.45 (10.29)

21.68 (9.59)

26.38 (11.74)

24.75 (8.21)

Systems maintenance

8.58 (4.69)

10.19 (5.62)

7.97 (5.12)

10.59 (5.18)

10.71 (5.43)

8.84 (5.71)

10.43 (5.15)

8.78 (4.78)