Quality of the Sibling Relationship When One Sibling Has Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Sibling Support Group

Autor/inn/en	Zucker, Ariel; Chang, Yookyung; Maharaj, Reena; Wang, Wei; Fiani, Theresa; McHugh, Susan; Feinup, Daniel M.; Jones, Emily A.
Titel	Quality of the Sibling Relationship When One Sibling Has Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Sibling Support Group
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 5, S.1137-1152 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zucker, Ariel) ORCID (Jones, Emily A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211042135
Schlagwörter	Sibling Relationship; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Interaction; Social Support Groups; Program Effectiveness; Severity (of Disability); Behavior Problems; Individual Characteristics; Child Behavior; New York (New York); Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Autism; Autismus; Interaktion; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schweregrad; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	When one sibling has autism spectrum disorder, the sibling relationship is often characterized by poorer quality with fewer interactions. Because sibling relationships provide a vital social framework for development, they have the capacity to be a risk or protective factor, depending on the quality of the relationship. One way to improve the quality of the sibling relationship is through typically developing sibling participation in a support group. In this study, researchers randomly assigned typically developing siblings to a 10-week support group or attention-only control group. Typically developing siblings in the support group showed significant improvements in the quality of their sibling relationship and interactions with their sibling with autism spectrum disorder compared to the control group. Autism spectrum disorder severity and externalizing behavior moderated the effects of the support group on positive affect. Findings suggest the positive impact of a support group on sibling relationships, a relationship that has the potential to be protective. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01