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Measuring Five Factor Personality Traits in Autism During Early Childhood
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities (2014)
  • Brian Barger, University of Georgia
  • Jonathan Campbell, University of Kentucky
  • Christina Simmons, Rowan University
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
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/