TY - JOUR
T1 - Siblings of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
T2 - Theoretical Perspectives on Sibling Relationships and Individual Adjustment
AU - McHale, Susan M.
AU - Updegraff, Kimberly A.
AU - Feinberg, Mark E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this work was provided a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD32336) to Susan M. McHale, Ann C. Crouter, Kimberly A. Updegraff, and Adrianna Umana-Taylor, Co-Principal Investigators.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - A burgeoning research literature investigates the sibling relationships of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their implications for individual adjustment. Focusing on four relationship domains—behaviors, emotions, cognitions and involvement—and toward advancing this generally atheoretical literature, we review and apply tenets from a range of theoretical perspectives in an effort to illuminate the mechanisms underlying sibling relationship experiences and their adjustment implications. Our review suggests new directions for research to test theoretically-grounded hypotheses about how sibling relationships develop and are linked to individual adjustment. In addition, we consider how identifying underlying bio-psycho-social processes can aid in the development of interventions to promote warm and involved sibling relationships and positive youth development.
AB - A burgeoning research literature investigates the sibling relationships of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their implications for individual adjustment. Focusing on four relationship domains—behaviors, emotions, cognitions and involvement—and toward advancing this generally atheoretical literature, we review and apply tenets from a range of theoretical perspectives in an effort to illuminate the mechanisms underlying sibling relationship experiences and their adjustment implications. Our review suggests new directions for research to test theoretically-grounded hypotheses about how sibling relationships develop and are linked to individual adjustment. In addition, we consider how identifying underlying bio-psycho-social processes can aid in the development of interventions to promote warm and involved sibling relationships and positive youth development.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-015-2611-6
DO - 10.1007/s10803-015-2611-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 26476737
AN - SCOPUS:84955633998
VL - 46
SP - 589
EP - 602
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 2
ER -