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Table 6 Summary of the ACHESS scale scores (CHQ, ITQOL and SDQ) for boys and girls

From: Parent-reported measures of child health and wellbeing in same-sex parent families: a cross-sectional survey

Scale

Mean scale score (SD)

Boys

Girls

ITQOL (0-4 years)

N = 112-138

N = 104-138

Physical activity

98.26 (7.06)

97.90 (5.60)

Growth and development

96.99 (7.95)

98.22 (5.53)

Bodily pain

77.63 (17.05)

79.62 (16.06)

Temperament and mood

80.83 (12.05)

83.06 (10.37)

General behavior

77.08 (18.06)

74.98 (18.39)

Global behavior

86.74 (18.39)

85.82 (18.24)

Behavior

80.45 (11.13)

82.19 (9.67)

Combined behavior

79.81 (12.72)

79.93 (11.55)

General health

82.56 (15.11)

85.01 (12.61)

Parental impact-emotional

88.74 (10.06)

90.56 (10.60)

Parental impact-time

92.85 (12.15)

94.38 (9.98)

Family cohesion

87.68 (17.22)

86.05 (17.62)

CHQ (5-17 years)

N = 125-126

N = 91-92

Physical functioning

96.34 (13.43)

94.26 (16.51)

Role-emotional/behavioral

91.27 (17.98)

96.01 (11.94)

Role-physical

95.24 (14.43)

95.65 (14.17)

Bodily pain

84.32 (17.34)

79.35 (18.62)

General behavior

71.61 (17.79)

78.08 (15.11)

Mental health

82.08 (15.95)

82.43 (14.00)

Self esteem

80.09 (23.76)

86.68 (17.52)

General health

83.36 (18.26)

85.82 (16.72)

Parental impact-emotional

80.20 (17.97)

82.47 (15.73)

Parental impact-time

90.00 (15.55)

90.22 (15.26)

Family activities

83.90 (20.44)

87.50 (14.23)

Family cohesion

81.56 (19.39)

85.27 (14.85)

SDQ (3-17 years)

N = 161

N = 138

Emotional symptoms

1.66 (2.00)

1.56 (1.77)

Conduct problems

1.60 (1.64)

1.26 (1.52)

Hyperactivity-inattention

3.38 (2.51)

2.57 (2.30)

Peer problems

1.61 (1.89)

1.20 (1.38)

Prosocial behavior

7.81 (2.07)

8.27 (1.86)

Total difficulties

8.25 (5.98)

6.59 (4.72)