Hastings Richard P
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 Sep;37(8):1485-92. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0230-y. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
Siblings of children with developmental disabilities were assessed twice, 2 years apart (N = 75 at Time 1, N = 56 at Time 2). Behavioral adjustment of the siblings and their brother or sister with developmental disability was assessed. Comparisons of adjustment for siblings of children with autism, Down syndrome, and mixed etiology mental retardation failed to identify group differences. Regression analysis showed that the behavior problems of the child with developmental disability at Time 1, but not the change in their behavior over time, predicted sibling adjustment over 2 years. There was no evidence that this putative temporal relationship operated bidirectionally: sibling adjustment did not appear to be related to the behavior problems of the children with developmental disabilities over time.
发育障碍儿童的兄弟姐妹接受了两次评估，时间间隔为2年（第一次评估时有75名儿童，第二次评估时有56名儿童）。对这些兄弟姐妹及其患有发育障碍的兄弟姐妹的行为调整情况进行了评估。对自闭症、唐氏综合征和混合病因智力迟钝儿童的兄弟姐妹的调整情况进行比较，未发现组间差异。回归分析表明，发育障碍儿童在第一次评估时的行为问题，而非其行为随时间的变化，可预测其兄弟姐妹在两年时间内的调整情况。没有证据表明这种假定的时间关系是双向的：随着时间的推移，兄弟姐妹的调整情况似乎与发育障碍儿童的行为问题无关。
