Research Article
Sibling Relationships, Personality Traits, Emotional, and Behavioral Difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Table 3
Mean differences in sibling behavior, strengths, difficulties, and personalities, according to gender of the ASD siblings.
| | Variable | Female | Male | -test | | mean (SD) | mean (SD) |
| | HIPICEmotional stability | 32.00 (6.89) | 37.23 (5.22) | (41) = −2.41, , C’s | | HIPICExtraversion | 82.63 (10.45) | 74.49 (9.30) | (41) = 2.19, , C’s | | HIPICBenevolence | 93.50 (12.30) | 90.63 (10.40) | — |
| | SIB positive sibling relationship | 3.80 (0.45) | 3.24 (0.69) | (41) = 2.21, , C’s | | SIB negative sibling relationship | 1.90 (0.34) | 2.12 (0.61) | |
| | SDQ prosocial behavior | 1.63 (0.29) | 1.68 (0.49) | | | SDQ difficulties | 0.35 (0.19) | 0.54 (0.41) | |
| | HIPICEmotional stability, anxiety | 14.75 (6.32) | 19.69 (4.28) | | | HIPICEmotional stability, self-confidence | 17.25 (2.25) | 17.54 (2.50) | | | HIPICExtraversion, energy | 21.00 (3.16) | 17.31 (4.12) | | | HIPICExtraversion, expressivity | 18.38 (3.50) | 17.83 (2.72) | | | HIPICExtraversion, optimism | 23.13 (3.36) | 20.77 (4.71) | | | HIPICExtraversion, shyness | 20.13 (2.80) | 18.57 (2.13) | | | HIPICBenevolence, altruism | 25.25 (2.82) | 24.77 (4.30) | | | HIPICBenevolence, dominance | 14.88 (4.94) | 13.17 (4.46) | | | HIPICBenevolence, egocentrism | 17.63 (2.62) | 17.60 (2.30) | | | HIPICBenevolence, compliance | 20.75 (2.66) | 20.23 (3.61) | | | HIPICBenevolence, irritability | 15.00 (5.81) | 14.86 (7.23) | |
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