Advisor | Golden, Jeannie | |
Author | Jewell, Alexis Deihl | |
Date Accessioned | 2017-05-31T14:20:35Z | |
Date Available | 2017-05-31T14:20:35Z | |
Date Created | 2017-05 | |
Date of Issue | 2017-05-03 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.submitted | May 2017 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6158 | |
Description | This exploratory pilot study investigated levels of empathy, social-self efficacy, and psychological well-being in adolescents whose siblings have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a difference in the amount of empathy and social self-efficacy adolescent siblings of children with an ASD (TD-ASD pairs) possess compared to adolescent siblings of typically developing children (TD-TD pairs). The researcher hypothesized that TD-ASD sibling pairs would have higher levels of empathy and social self-efficacy when compared to TD-TD sibling pairs. It was also hypothesized that the two sibling groups would have similar levels of overall psychological well-being. Adolescents completed self-report measures pertaining to the three dependent variables. Statistical analyses were used to make comparisons among the two groups. Results of MANOVA and independent t-tests suggest that TD-ASD and TD-TD sibling pairs have similar overall levels of empathy, social self-efficacy, and psychological well-being. Further investigation into these constructs is warranted to provide more conclusive findings regarding the relationship between having a sibling with an ASD and the effects it may have on empathy, social self-efficacy, and psychological well-being in typically-developing siblings. | |
Mimetype | application/pdf | |
Language | en | |
Publisher | East Carolina University | |
Subject | self-efficacy | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Autism in adolescence | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Autism spectrum disorders in children | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Empathy in children | |
Title | EXPLORING EMPATHY AND SOCIAL SELF-EFFICACY IN ADOLESCENTS WITH A SIBLING WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER | |
Type | Master's Thesis | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.updated | 2017-05-30T17:11:22Z | |
Department | Psychology | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.name | M.A.C.A.S. | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.level | Masters | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.discipline | MA-School Psychology | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.department | Psychology | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.access.option | Restricted Campus Access Only | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.type.material | text | |