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Article
Measuring Five Factor Personality Traits in Autism During Early Childhood
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
(2014)
Abstract
This study reports data indicating that the Five Factor facets measured with the Inventory of Children’s Individual Differences- Short Form (ICID-S; Deal, Halverson, Martin, Victor, & Baker, Journal of Personality Assessment, 89, 162–166, 2007) differentiate children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing children during early childhood. Two 2 (ASD versus typical) by 2 (Sex) age controlled MANCOVAs were performed: (1) ASD versus a contemporaneous comparison group and (2) ASD versus a norming data subset. Socio-economic status was also controlled in the contemporaneous comparison. Results indicated that group differences in both analyses were consistent with the broader ASD literature.
Keywords
- autism,
- temperament,
- personality,
- five factor model,
- autism quotient
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 12, 2014
DOI
10.1007/s10882-014-9392-2
Citation Information
Brian Barger, Jonathan Campbell and Christina Simmons. "Measuring Five Factor Personality Traits in Autism During Early Childhood" Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities Vol. 26 Iss. 6 (2014) p. 775 - 792 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christina-simmons/2/