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Psychosocial Adjustment and Sibling Relationships in Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Risk and Protective Factors. 2015

Katherine M Walton, and Brooke R Ingersoll
The Ohio State University, 371F McCampbell Hall, 1581 Dodd Drive, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA, Katherine.walton@osumc.edu.

This study compared sibling adjustment and relationships in siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD-Sibs; n = 69) and siblings of children with typical development (TD-Sibs; n = 93). ASD-Sibs and TD-Sibs demonstrated similar emotional/behavioral adjustment. Older male ASD-Sibs were at increased risk for difficulties. Sibling relationships of ASD-Sibs involved less aggression, less involvement, and more avoidance than those of TD-Sibs. Partial support for a diathesis-stress conceptualization of sibling difficulties was found for ASD-Sibs. For TD-Sibs, broader autism phenotype (BAP) was related to psychosocial difficulties regardless of family stressors. For ASD-Sibs, BAP was related to difficulties only when family stressors were present. This suggests that having a sibling with ASD may be a protective factor that attenuates the negative impact of sibling BAP.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066498 Emotional Adjustment Psychological process that occurs when an individual adapts to a significant emotional event or stimulus. Emotional Adaptation,Psychological Adjustment,Adaptation, Emotional,Adaptations, Emotional,Adjustment, Emotional,Adjustment, Psychological,Adjustments, Emotional,Adjustments, Psychological,Emotional Adaptations,Emotional Adjustments,Psychological Adjustments
D000067877 Autism Spectrum Disorder Wide continuum of associated cognitive and neurobehavioral disorders, including, but not limited to, three core-defining features: impairments in socialization, impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors. (from DSM-V) Autistic Spectrum Disorder,Autism Spectrum Disorders,Autistic Spectrum Disorders,Disorder, Autistic Spectrum
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012801 Sibling Relations Interactions and relationships between sisters and/or brothers. The concept also applies to animal studies. Relation, Sibling,Relations, Sibling,Sibling Relation
D035781 Siblings Persons or animals having at least one parent in common. (American College Dictionary, 3d ed) Brothers,Sisters,Brother,Sibling,Sister

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