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Findings: Child adjustment (SDQ)
• Low levels of externalising and internalising problems in children
– Well below general population norms and highly correlated with teachers’ scores
• No differences in externalizing problems
• Lower internalizing problems on children of gay fathers •Not associated with family income
Findings: Ratings by child psychiatrist
• No difference in child disorder between family types
– 2 children (5%) in gay father families showed a definite disorder • 1 with internalizing problems and 1 with externalizing problems
– Below general population norms
– 2 children (9%) in lesbian mother families showed a definite disorder
• 1 with internalizing problems and 1 with externalizing problems – Similar to general population norms
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