Mark Barnes, Heather Moore, Yuchuan Chen, Erika Perez and Merle Canfield
Alliant International University, USA
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Psychol Abnorm Child
This study focuses on the influence of parental relationship status on childrenâ??s intellectual abilities and behavioral functioning as measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, fourth edition (WISC-IV), the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, third edition (WPPIS-III) and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, fourth edition the Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) parent/teacher rating scales and the Connerâ??s second and third edition (Connerâ??s 2 and Connerâ??s 3). We hypothesize the influence of parental relationship status will affect childrenâ??s abilities such as decreased intellectual performance, increased maladaptive behavior, increased aggressive behavior, increased emotional instability and lowered interpersonal skills. We hypothesize the impact of divorce will negatively affect children's abilities including decreased performance on cognitive assessments and increased maladaptive behaviors as reported by parents and teachers. The present study examines intellectual and behavioral functioning in children whose biological parents were either married, divorced or cohabitating. Participants who previously completed a comprehensive assessment provided at The Sullivan Center for Children, a children's mental health clinic in Central California will be utilized in this archival study. Participants were included if they were between the ages of 2-17 years old and living with one or both biological parents. Participants were excluded if they did not complete any of the intellectual and all of the behavioral measures listed above. A statistical procedure allowing for multiple independent and dependent variables such as SEM will be utilized.
Email: mbarnes1@alliant.edu
