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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

From: Trauma of separation: the social and emotional impact of institutionalization on children in a post-soviet country

CHILD CHARACTERISTICS (n = 21)

Mean (SD) / Frequency (%)

Child’s age (in years)

M = 12.9 (SD = 2.7)

(min 8 - max 16 years)

Gender

Boys

Girls

13 (61.9%)

8 (38.1%)

PLACEMENT CHARACTERICS

 

Child’s age at institutionalization (in years)

M = 6.8 (SD = 2.3)

(min 3 – max 13 years)

Type of institutional care setting:

Orphanage or internat (‘boarding school’)

Alternative care (e.g., small group home)

16 (76.2%)

5 (23.8%)

Child’s reunification status:

Reunited with their caregiver

Currently in institution

11 (52.4%)

10 (47.6%)

Length of institutionalization (in years)

M = 5.4 (SD = 3.2)

(min 1 – max 11 years)

CAREGIVER CHARACTERISTICS (n = 26)

 

Gender (female)

26 (100%)

Primary caregiver type:

Biological mother

Grandmother

24 (83.3%)

2 (9.5%)

Caregiver’s age (in years)

M = 40.6 (SD = 8.3)

(min 27 - max 60 years)

Marital status:

never married

currently married

divorced

widowed

2 (7.7%)

2 (7.7%)

18 (69.2%)

4 (15.4%)

Education:

Primary school grades (grades 1–4)

General secondary education (grades 5–9)

Complete secondary school (10–11)

Vocational school (college, technikum)

Higher education (university degree or higher)

3 (11.5%)

6 (23.1%)

11 (42.3%)

6 (23.1%)

0 (0%)

Employment status:

not employed

employed

retired

8 (30.8%)

16 (61.5%)

2 (7.7%)