Personality Traits, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties among Siblings of Children with Autism | ||||
| Trends in Nursing and Health Care Journal | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 2, August 2024, Page 29-46 PDF (1.09 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tnhcj.2024.269795.1049 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Zienab Ibrahim Ahmed  ; Safaa Abdelazem Osman; Somaya Elsayed Abou- Abdou
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| Psychiatric and mental health nursing,, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains a major public health and economic problem worldwide. Autistic children in the family affect siblings’ personality, emotionally and behavior toward autistic child. Aim of the study: to assess personality traits, emotional and behavioral difficulties among siblings of children with ASD. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was used to conduct the study. Sample: Convenience sample from selected area, it consisted of 84 healthy siblings. Tools for data collection: Three tools used to collect the necessary data consisted of; structured Questionnaire, Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and Sibling Inventory of Behavior (SIB) Results: The current study revealed that the majority of healthy siblings of autistic children were have extroversion personality (46.43%) and the majority of siblings have aggressive behavior Conclusion: There was a strong positive statistically correlation between peer problems and emotional symptoms Recommendations: Designing and applying educational psychological program to siblings for dealing with their autistic children. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| ASD; Behavioral difficulties; Emotional difficulties; Personality traits; Sibling | ||||
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