Being an adult sibling of an individual with autism spectrum disorder may be a predictor of loneliness and depression – Preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study

Being an adult sibling of an individual with autism spectrum disorder may be a predictor of loneliness and depression – Preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study

BackgroundThe aim of this study is to compare depression and loneliness among adult siblings of people on the autism spectrum, adult siblings of normotypic individuals, and adults raised alone (only child). In recent years, an increasing interest in the perspective of siblings of children diagnosed...

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Main Authors: Kasper Sipowicz, Marlena Podlecka, Łukasz Mokros, Tadeusz Pietras, Kamila Łuczyńska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
depression
loneliness
social support
autism
family
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915915/full

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