Roeyers H, Mycke K
Department of Clinical Psychology, University at Gent, Belgium.
Child Care Health Dev. 1995 Sep;21(5):305-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1995.tb00760.x.
A total of 60 children between 8 and 15 years of age participated in this project, 20 of whom had a sibling with autism, 20 a sibling with mental retardation and 20 a non-disabled sibling. The children were questioned about their sibling relationship and their experiences of stress. The children with a sibling with autism also completed a questionnaire on their knowledge of the autistic syndrome. Analyses revealed that the three groups were basically similar in their ratings of the frequency of stressors involving their siblings. There was a trend for children with a disabled brother or sister to rate their relationship with the sibling more positively. Correlational analyses revealed an association between both stressor frequency and appraisal and the evaluation of the relationship with the brother or sister. Siblings of children with autism had a fair understanding of the autistic syndrome. In this group, there was also an association between the children's knowledge of the autistic disorder and the quality of the sibling relationship.
共有60名8至15岁的儿童参与了该项目，其中20名儿童的兄弟姐妹患有自闭症，20名儿童的兄弟姐妹患有智力障碍，20名儿童的兄弟姐妹无残疾。这些儿童被问及他们与兄弟姐妹的关系以及他们的压力体验。患有自闭症兄弟姐妹的儿童还完成了一份关于他们对自闭症综合征了解程度的问卷。分析表明，三组在涉及兄弟姐妹的压力源频率评分上基本相似。有残疾兄弟姐妹的儿童倾向于对他们与兄弟姐妹的关系给予更积极的评价。相关分析显示，压力源频率和评价与对兄弟姐妹关系的评价之间存在关联。自闭症儿童的兄弟姐妹对自闭症综合征有一定的了解。在这个群体中，儿童对自闭症障碍的了解与兄弟姐妹关系的质量之间也存在关联。
