Family type and behavior problems of three-year-olds

Shmuel Shulman, David Zohar

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Abstract

Families of 20 three-year-olds who had been evaluated as poorly adjusted at the daycare center and of 20 well-adjusted peers from the same background were classified according to the Reiss Card Sort. Although all three family types—environment-sensitive (ES), distance-sensitive (DS), and consensus-sensitive (CS)—were found, the maladjusted three-year-olds came mainly from the less optimal family types (namely, DS and CS). Differences also were found between mothers' and fathers' evaluation of their children's behavior problems across the three family types. Results are discussed in terms of the family's role in the development of early psychopathology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-276
Number of pages11
JournalAmerican Journal of Family Therapy
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

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