CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC EYE - THE FUNCTIONING OF PASTORS CHILDREN

Pastors' children have been thought to have more behavioral problems t han other children since they face high expectations and are part of f amilies that are often under public scrutiny. The purpose of this stud y was to describe the social competencies and behavioral problems of a national sample of pastors' children, aged 4-16, and to compare them to age and sex standardized norms. Data were obtained on 98 children f rom a random sample of 62 families, using the Child Behavior Checklist . Results indicate that scores for both boys and girls at each age gro uping fell within the acceptable norms for both social competencies an d behavioral problems.