Table VI.

Correlation Among Responses from Brothers and Sisters, ages 9–11.

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N
A	—
B	−0.15‡	—
C	0.20†	0.18‡	—
D	−0.31*	0.32*	0.04	—
E	−0.26*	0.29*	−0.02	0.17‡	—
F	0.06	−0.25*	−0.19†	−0.25*	−0.11	—
G	−0.39*	0.35*	0.04	0.27*	0.23*	−0.18†	—
H	0.32*	−0.17‡	0.02	−0.26*	−0.19†	0.08	−0.20†	—
I	0.17‡	−0.26*	0.00	−0.25*	−0.25*	0.33*	−0.36*	0.03	—
J	0.44*	−0.11	0.01	−0.09	−0.21†	0.14‡	−0.34*	0.15‡	0.34*	—
K	−0.17‡	0.22†	0.20†	0.28*	0.08	−0.38*	0.26*	−0.01	−0.08	−0.14‡	—
L	0.50*	−0.15‡	0.10	−0.24*	−0.27*	0.12	−0.42*	0.23*	0.20†	0.45*	−0.16‡	—
M	0.52*	−0.13	0.22†	−0.21†	−0.15‡	0.03	−0.33*	0.35*	0.15‡	0.35*	−0.05	0.59*	—
N	−0.48*	0.28*	−0.12	0.23*	0.34*	−0.10	0.34*	−0.24*	−0.21†	−0.31*	0.18†	−0.51*	−0.62*	—

The statements were as follows: A: Do you like to help your brother or sister with DS to learn things?; B: Do you feel your parents pay too much attention to your brother and sister with DS and not enough to you?; C: Do you worry about your brother or sister with DS getting made fun of?; D: Does it annoy you that your brother or sister with DS might need more help to learn things than you do?; E: Do you think your brother or sister with DS should have more chores to do?; F: Do you feel comfortable about telling other people that your brother or sister has DS?; G: Do you feel embarrassed by your brother or sister with DS when you are out?; H: If you have a questions about DS, do you ask your mom or dad?; I: Do you feel most of your friends are comfortable around your brother or sister with DS?; J: Do you think most of your friends find your brother or sister with DS fun to be with?; K: Do you feel sad that your brother or sister has DS?; L: Are you proud of your brother or sister with DS?; M: Do you love your brother or sister with DS?; N: Do you wish you could trade your brother or sister with DS for a brother or sister than did not have DS?

^*p < 0.001.

^†p < 0.01.

^‡p < 0.05.