Research Article
Sibling Relationships, Personality Traits, Emotional, and Behavioral Difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Table 5
Mean differences in sibling behavior, strengths, difficulties, and personalities, according to the birth order of the TD siblings.
| | Variable | Born before sibling mean (SD) | Born after sibling mean (SD) | -test |
| | HIPICEmotional stability | 35.1111 (6.73) | 38.2308 (3.42) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion | 76.111 (11.14) | 76.6923 (8.43) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence | 90.000 (10.44) | 94.9231 (11.58) | ns | | SIB positive sibling relationship | 3.65 (0.79) | 3.15 (0.82) | ns | | SIB negative sibling relationship | 1.79 (0.57) | 2.25 (0.98) | ns | | SDQ prosocial behavior | 1.53 (0.50) | 1.89 (0.24) | (38) = −3.13, , C’s | | SDQ difficulties | 0.55 (0.41) | 0.48 (0.34) | ns | | HIPICEmotional stability, anxiety | 17.85 (5.88) | 20.15 (2.76) | ns | | HIPICEmotional stability, self-confidence | 17.26 (2.60) | 18.08 (2.22) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, energy | 18.93 (4.30) | 16.85 (3.87) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, expressivity | 17.19 (2.56) | 19.62 (2.87) | (38) = −2.71, | | HIPICExtraversion, optimism | 21.37 (5.46) | 21.08 (2.60) | ns | | HIPICExtraversion, shyness | 18.63 (2.26) | 19.15 (2.70) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, altruism | 24.30 (4.51) | 25.39 (3.15) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, dominance | 13.67 (4.70) | 14.08 (4.42) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, egocentrism | 17.59 (2.61) | 18.15 (1.57) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, compliance | 19.67 (3.52) | 21.77 (3.35) | ns | | HIPICBenevolence, irritability | 14.78 (7.81) | 15.54 (5.67) | ns |
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