The purpose was to investigate the effects of parental marital status
and sex on the self-esteem of children by assessing differences on mea
n self-esteem between boys and girls of divorced families as compared
to boys and girls of intact families. The mean score on self-esteem of
54 children (27 boys, 27 girls) from divorced families was compared t
o that for 54 children (27 boys, 27 girls) from intact families using
the Culture-free Self-esteem Inventory. Using factorial analysis, a st
atistically significant difference was found for sex but not for type
of family or its interaction with sex.