Table II.

Feelings from Siblings, ages 9–11, Toward Brother or Sister with DS.

Statements	N	M*	SD	% Agree†
Do you love your brother or sister with DS?	210	1.1	0.5	97
Are you proud of your brother or sister with DS?	210	1.5	0.9	87
Do you feel sad that your brother or sister has DS?	208	2.9	1.2	29
Do you feel embarrassed by your brother or sister with DS when you are out?	210	3.6	0.8	9
Do you worry about your brother or sister with DS getting made fun of?	210	2.1	1.2	61
Does it annoy you that your brother or sister with DS might need more help to learn things than you do?	210	3.5	1.0	12
Do you wish you could trade your brother or sister with DS for a brother or sister that did not have DS?	208	3.8	0.6	4

^*Siblings were asked to rate their level of agreement with the statements on a Likert scale of 1 to 4 with “1” indicating “Yes,” “2” being “Most of the Time,” “3” being “Once in a While,” and “4” indicating “No.”

^†Percentage of siblings who circled “1” or “2” on Likert scale for that statement.