Open AccessCorrelation between personality traits in parents and symptoms of autism in children
Author(s) -
Milena Pereira Pondé,
Sabrina Calmon Oliveira,
Saulo Merelles,
Gustavo Marcelino Siquara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psicologia em pesquisa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1982-1247
DOI - 10.34019/1982-1247.2021.v15.29385
Subject(s) - autism , big five personality traits , autism spectrum disorder , psychology , personality , clinical psychology , childhood autism rating scale , correlation , rating scale , personality assessment inventory , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , geometry , mathematics
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder may be more likely to have a mental disorder, both due to genetic and environmental reasons. A cross-sectional study involving 161 children, 161 mothers and 108 fathers. Diagnosis followed the criteria established in DSM–5. Symptom severity was evaluated using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. The Factorial Personality Inventory served to evaluate parents’ personality traits. Several correlations were found between mothers and fathers personality traits and children symptoms. In both parents, personality traits associated with greater intransigence/less flexibility and fewer social skills were those associated with more severe autism symptoms in the children.