Relation of Sex and Age to Old and New Family Environment Scale Standard Scores of White Adolescents: Preliminary Norms

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Abstract
The relation of sex and age to Family Environment Scale scores of 966 white adolescents was investigated using both old (1974) and new (1981) standard scores. Main effects for age were found on the Independence and Moral-Religious subscales, with older adolescents scoring significantly higher than younger adolescents on the Independence subscale but significantly lower than younger adolescents on the Moral-Religious subscale. Main effects for sex were found; girls scored significantly higher than boys on Expressiveness while boys scored significantly higher on Achievement. The same pattern of results was noted for analyses of old and new standard scores. Means and standard deviations by age and sex were given for new standard scores.