Meta-Analysis of Big Five Personality Traits in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Lodi-Smith, Jennifer; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Cunningham, Sara A.; Lopata, Christopher; Thomeer, Marcus L.
Titel	Meta-Analysis of Big Five Personality Traits in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 3, S.556-565 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lodi-Smith, Jennifer)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318766571
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Correlation; Individual Characteristics; Asperger Syndrome; Personality Measures; NEO Five Factor Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Autismus; Korrelation; Personality traits; Asperger-Syndrom
Abstract	The present meta-analysis synthesizes the emerging literature on the relationship of Big Five personality traits to autism spectrum disorder. Studies were included if they (1) either (a) measured autism spectrum disorder characteristics using a metric that yielded a single score quantification of the magnitude of autism spectrum disorder characteristics and/or (b) studied individuals with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis compared to individuals without an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and (2) measured Big Five traits in the same sample or samples. Fourteen reviewed studies include both correlational analyses and group comparisons. Eighteen effect sizes per Big Five trait were used to calculate two overall effect sizes per trait. Meta-analytic effects were calculated using random effects models. Twelve effects (per trait) from nine studies reporting correlations yielded a negative association between each Big Five personality trait and autism spectrum disorder characteristics (Fisher's z ranged from -0.21 (conscientiousness) to -0.50 (extraversion)). Six group contrasts (per trait) from six studies comparing individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to neurotypical individuals were also substantial (Hedges' g ranged from -0.88 (conscientiousness) to -1.42 (extraversion)). The potential impact of personality on important life outcomes and new directions for future research on personality in autism spectrum disorder are discussed in light of results. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01