Nazim Abia, Khalid Ruhi
Forman Christian College University, Lahore.
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Oct;69(10):1437-1441.
To explore the temperament and its correlates in children with autism spectrum disorders.
The cross-sectional study was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, from February 2015 to June 2016, and comprised children aged 5-11 years diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders selected from different institutes. A detailed demographic questionnaire, Temperament in Middle Childhood questionnaire and Childhood Behaviour questionnaire were administered through in-depth clinical interviews to collect information regarding temperament and significant demographic variables of the subjects.
Of the 92 subjects, there were 61(66%) boys and 31(34%) girls. Overall mean age was 8.62}1.87 years. The girls had relatively high scores on negative affectivity 19.54 }5.14 (d=0.14) than boys. Whereas, boys scored comparatively higher on surgency 15.81}6.80 (d=0.21) and effortful control 13.69}3.72 (d=0.31) domains of temperament than girls. Negative affectivity shared significant inverse association with cognitive functioning r= - 0.35 (p=0.01). However, surgency r =0.17 and effortful control domains r =0.34 (p=0.01)were positively associated with intellectual functioning.
Children with autism spectrum disorders showed a temperament profile different from children following typical development.
探讨自闭症谱系障碍儿童的气质类型及其相关因素。
2015年2月至2016年6月在巴基斯坦拉合尔进行了一项横断面研究，研究对象为从不同机构选取的5至11岁被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍的儿童。通过深入的临床访谈发放详细的人口统计学问卷、童年中期气质问卷和儿童行为问卷，以收集有关研究对象气质和重要人口统计学变量的信息。
92名研究对象中，有61名（66%）男孩和31名（34%）女孩。总体平均年龄为8.62±1.87岁。女孩在消极情绪性方面的得分相对较高，为19.54±5.14（d=0.14），高于男孩。而男孩在气质的外向性方面得分相对较高，为15.81±6.80（d=0.21），在努力控制方面得分相对较高，为13.69±3.72（d=0.31）。消极情绪性与认知功能呈显著负相关，r=-0.35（p=0.01）。然而，外向性r=0.17和努力控制方面r=0.34（p=0.01）与智力功能呈正相关。
自闭症谱系障碍儿童表现出与正常发育儿童不同的气质特征。
