Research Article
Sibling Relationships, Personality Traits, Emotional, and Behavioral Difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Table 4
Mean differences in sibling behavior, strengths, difficulties, and personalities, according to gender of TD siblings.
| | Variable | Female | Male | -test | | mean (SD) | mean (SD) |
| | HIPICEmotional stability | 37.9524 (5.95) | 34.6364 (5.40) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion | 73.8571 (11.90) | 78.05 (7.29) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence | 89.0952 (9.88) | 93.14 (11.26) | ns |
| | SIB positive sibling relationship | 3.44 (0.77) | 3.21 (0.54) | ns | | SIB negative sibling relationship | 1.95 (0.44) | 2.22 (0.69) | ns |
| | SDQ prosocial behavior | 1.63 (0.48) | 1.71 (0.44) | ns | | SDQ difficulties | 0.57 (0.46) | 0.44 (0.29) | ns |
| | HIPICEmotional stability, anxiety | 20.76 (4.58) | 16.86 (4.76) | (41) = 2.73, | | HIPICEmotional stability, self-confidence | 17.19 (3.01) | 17.77 (1.74) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, energy | 18.19 (4.76) | 17.82 (3.66) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, expressivity | 17.48 (3.06) | 18.36 (2.61) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, optimism | 20.33 (5.69) | 22.05 (3.02) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, shyness | 17.86 (2.10) | 19.82 (2.13) | (41) = − 3.04, | | HIPICBenevolence, altruism | 24.14 (5.22) | 25.55 (2.39) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, dominance | 13.14 (4.94) | 13.82 (4.22) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, egocentrism | 17.76 (2.77) | 17.45 (1.87) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, compliance | 19.33 (3.94) | 21.27 (2.62) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, irritability | 14.71 (8.18) | 15.05 (5.66) | ns |
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