| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 特殊教育研究所 === 82 === This study investigated the self-concept and adaptation of adolescent siblings of children with autism and adressed two questions: (1) Did the self-concept and adaptation of adoles-cent siblings of children with autism differ from those whose siblings were not disabled? (2) What were the significant pre-dictors of self-concept and adaptation for adolescent siblings of children with autism? (3) What were the processes of adapta-tion of adolescent siblings of children with autism?
The subjects were two groups of siblings(7th to 9th grade)of children with and without autism, matched by gender, grade, birth order, sibling number and family socio-economic-status(SES). Ten siblings of children with autism were chosen for semi-structure interview.
Instruments used were Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), California Test of Personality (CTP) and Test of Discipline Attitude of Parents(TDAP). The data obtained were analyzed by ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The relationship between certain demographic variables (sibling gender, birth order, age space, number of siblings, family socio-economic-status), and siblings'' scores on DAP, TSCS and CTP were examined, The results are as follows:
1.No difference is found between the two groups in the level of self-concept and adaptation.
2.There is no significant difference on self-concept and adaptation among adolescent siblings of children with autism of different gender, birth order, age space, sibling number and family socio-economic-status.
3.Among adolescent siblings of children with autism, asso-ciation between DAP scores and scores of TSCS and CTP is noted.The DAP subscale'' refusal attitude of mother'' accounted for 33% and 29% variance of self-concept and adaptation, respectivel.
4.Gathered from semi-structure interview, the major factors which have impact on the adaptation of adolescent siblings of children with autism are: sibling''s acceptance of children with autism, behavior of childred with autism, and mother'' sattitude toward children with autism.
The above findings are discussed and implications for future research are presented.
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