title: Effects of some social variables on field dependence.
abstract: The effects of socio-economic status, father's absence, family size, and birth order on the field dependence of Grade 6 elementary school children in Jamaica, West Indies, were examined. To 206 boys and 212 girls from 5 urban schools the Hidden Figures Test and a questionnaire were administered. For girls, but not for boys, field independence correlated significantly and positively with socio-economic status, but significantly and negatively with father's absence. No significant relation existed for the boys. Field dependence had no significant relation with family size and birth order.
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D002648:Child; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors