Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Siblings on the Autistic Spectrum

Autor/inn/en	Stampoltzis, Aglaia; Defingou, Georgia; Antonopoulou, Katerina; Kouvava, Sofia; Polychronopoulou, Stavroula
Titel	Psycho-Social Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Siblings on the Autistic Spectrum
Quelle	In: European Journal of Special Needs Education, 29 (2014) 4, S.474-490 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-6257
DOI	10.1080/08856257.2014.922811
Schlagwörter	Individual Characteristics; Children; Siblings; Autism; Sibling Relationship; Student Adjustment; Self Esteem; Interpersonal Relationship; Attitudes; Adolescents; Mothers; Fathers; Parent Attitudes; Questionnaires; Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Behavior Problems; Emotional Problems; Peer Acceptance; Foreign Countries; Childhood Attitudes; Greece; Self Perception Profile for Adolescents; Self Perception Profile for Children; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Child; Kind; Kinder; Sibling; Geschwister; Autismus; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausland; Griechenland
Abstract	This study investigates the psycho-social characteristics of typically developing children who have siblings with autism and their sibling relationship. Children's adjustment at school, their self-esteem and social relations, as well as their friends' attitudes towards their autistic siblings were examined. Participants were 22 siblings of children with autism, aged 8-18?years, 22 mothers and 22 fathers. Parents provided demographic information, and completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Sibling Inventory of Behaviour. Data from siblings of children with autism were based on a semi-structured interview, the Self-Perception Profile for Children and Adolescents and the Siblings Problems Questionnaire. Only few typically developing siblings of children with autism exhibit emotional and behavioural difficulties. The majority of them have a good relationship with their autistic brother or sister, although they mentioned changes in their daily routines. They also seem not to be satisfied in terms of peer acceptance skills and friendships. In addition, the results of the present study provide evidence for positive parental views on their typically developing children's emotional and behavioural adjustment. These findings are important and need to be taken into account in order to assess functioning of all family members in families with autism spectrum children. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10