A Researcher Was Interested in Whether Divorce and Remarriage Influence

Essay

A researcher was interested in whether divorce and remarriage influence the extent to which children are sociable.At a nearby school,the researcher classified 5^th-graders into one of three groups: intact parents (no divorce),divorced (single-parent families),and remarried parents.The researcher interviewed the 5^th-graders and rated their sociability,and also asked them to complete a questionnaire that assessed their level of comfort in different social situations.
Describe the independent variable in this study.