title: The reliability of reports of early separations.
abstract: A random sample of adult community residents (n 244) was asked about separations in their childhood. Eight months later, the group was asked the same questions again. Only the death of a parent and the break-up of the parental marriage were reported with high reliability. These events made up one third of all reported separations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010333:Paternal Deprivation