Having Siblings is Associated with Better Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ben‐Itzchak, Esther; Nachshon, Noa; Zachor, Ditza A.

doi:10.1007/s10802-018-0473-z

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“…The number of siblings seems to be another relevant but neglected factor regarding youth development [49]. A large number of siblings appears to be related to better social functioning in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder [50]. In healthy children, those with more siblings (five or more siblings) appear to have more emotional abilities such as empathy than those who have fewer siblings (one or two) [51].…”

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Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being: The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

Barrera

Schoeps

Gil-Gómez

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Social and emotional factors such as emotional competence and self-esteem are protective factors that promote adolescent mental health and well-being. In this paper, we will examine the combined contribution of these socio-emotional factors in addition to personal factors, in the prediction of psychological adjustment and subjective well-being in adolescence. The study included 840 adolescents aged between 12 and 16 years old (M = 13.37, SD = 1.16, 51.4% girls). We measured personal variables (sex, age, number of siblings), socio-emotional variables (emotional competence and self-esteem), psychological adjustment (emotional and behavioural problems) and subjective well-being (life satisfaction and affect balance). Besides descriptive analysis and Pearson bivariate correlations, two different methodologies were performed, including hierarchical regression models and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The results show that emotional competence is a protective factor for optimal adjustment and well-being, and suggest that self-esteem reinforces this relation. Different patterns were observed for female and male adolescents of different ages and with different family backgrounds. The practical implications of our findings for intervention programs have been discussed.

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Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being: The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

Barrera

Schoeps

Gil-Gómez

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…previously had at least one child before the birth of the child with autism) may have had the opportunity to acquire parenting skills that help in consolidating the skills taught during the intervention (cf. Ben-Itzchak et al 2019). Future studies should include measures of sibling and parenting characteristics to explore the possible impact of these family variables.…”

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Sibling Configuration as a Moderator of the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training in Children with Autism: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Veld

Scheeren

Howlin

et al. 2020

J Autism Dev Disord

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This RCT investigated whether participants' sibling configuration moderated the effect of a Theory of Mind (ToM) intervention for children with autism. Children with autism aged 8-13 years (n = 141) were randomized over a waitlist control or treatment condition. Both having more siblings, as well as having an older sibling were related to better outcomes on measures of ToM-related behavior and social cognition, but not ToM knowledge or autistic features in general. The finding that these associations were limited to practical skills addressed in the intervention, seems to indicate that having more siblings and having an older sibling provides enhanced opportunities for children with autism to practice taught skills in the home environment.

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“…Le fait d'avoir une plus grande famille permettrait aux parents de réduire leur stress concernant leur enfant TSA puisqu'avoir un enfant plus vieux se développant typiquement leur donnerait l'occasion de gagner en expérience, de développer leurs capacités parentales et d'avoir plus de ressources afin de s'occuper de leur enfant TSA de manière plus adaptée. Ils seraient donc moins anxieux concernant leur style et leur capacité parentale, ce qui entraînerait le développement d'un lien d'attachement plus sécure (Ben-Itzchak et al, 2019). Le fait d'être à la fois un parent expérimenté et ayant un niveau de stress moins élevé pourrait offrir une explication en ce qui concerne la réduction des symptômes autistiques lorsque l'enfant TSA a des frères et soeurs plus âgés (Ben-Itzchak et al, 2016).…”

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Explanatory Model of the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship in Autism: The Influence of Siblings and Parental Stress

Faucher¹,

St-Jean²

2020

JIRIRI

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The first bond formed between a child and his parent, generally his main attachment figure, remains essential for the development of the child’s autonomy. While around 1% of the world’s population is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; Fédération québécoise de l’autisme, 2019), some factors are said to negatively influence the development of the attachment between children with ASD and their parents, explaining why they seem more likely to develop an insecure attachment style (Oppenheim et al., 2012). An explanatory model has been proposed by Lapointe (2017), which suggests that certain factors, such as social communication deficits, associated disorders, and parental stress, could have a moderating effect on the relation between the quality of the attachment and the autistic symptoms. The following article proposes an enhancement of this theoretical model by considering a possible bidirectional link between siblings and parental stress. Keywords: parent-child attachment, insecure attachment style, autism spectrum disorder, parental stress in autism spectrum disorder, siblings of autistic children

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Having Siblings is Associated with Better Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 28 publications

References 43 publications

Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being: The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

Predicting Adolescent Adjustment and Well-Being: The Interplay between Socio-Emotional and Personal Factors

Sibling Configuration as a Moderator of the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training in Children with Autism: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Explanatory Model of the Parent-Child Attachment Relationship in Autism: The Influence of Siblings and Parental Stress

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