How Temperament and Personality Contribute to the Maladjustment of Children With Autism
- 5 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Vol. 41 (2), 196-212
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1043-6
Abstract
To test the spectrum hypothesis--postulating that clinical and non-clinical samples are primarily differentiated by mean-level differences--, this study evaluates differences in parent-rated temperament, personality and maladjustment among a low-symptom (N = 81), a high-symptom (N = 94) ASD-group, and a comparison group (N = 500). These classic spectrum hypothesis tests are extended by adding tests for similarity in variances, reliabilities and patterns of covariation between relevant variables. Children with ASD exhibit more extreme means, except for dominance. The low- and high-symptom ASD-groups are primarily differentiated by mean sociability and internal distress. Striking similarities in reliability and pattern of covariation of variables suggest that comparable processes link traits to maladaptation in low- and high-symptom children with ASD and in children with and without autism.Keywords
This publication has 41 references indexed in Scilit:
- Temperament, Personality and Developmental Psychopathology: A Review Based on the Conceptual Dimensions Underlying Childhood TraitsChild Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
- Temperament as a Predictor of Symptomotology and Adaptive Functioning in Adolescents with High-Functioning AutismJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
- Developing a model for adult temperamentJournal of Research in Personality, 2007
- The Role of Temperament in the Etiology of Child PsychopathologyClinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2005
- Temperament, Personality, and Developmental Psychopathology as Childhood Antecedents of Personality DisordersJournal of Personality Disorders, 2005
- MMPI-2 Personality Profiles of High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum DisordersAssessment, 2005
- The search for dimensional structure differences between normality and abnormality: A statistical review of published data on personality and psychopathology.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002
- Temperament and personality: Origins and outcomes.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000
- Nature over nurture: Temperament, personality, and life span development.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000
- Evaluation of a temperament-focused, parent-training programJournal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1994