Table VII.

Correlation Among Responses from Brothers and Sisters, ages 12 and older.

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
A	—
B	−0.26*	—
C	0.35*	−0.16*	—
D	−0.33*	0.43*	−0.15*	—
E	0.56*	−0.23*	0.31*	−0.33*	—
F	−0.38*	0.29*	−0.18*	0.38*	−0.30*	—
G	0.57*	−0.22*	0.34*	−0.22*	0.48*	−0.39*	—
H	−0.47*	0.24*	−0.24*	0.30*	−0.37*	0.35*	−0.42*	—
I	−0.38*	0.20*	−0.19*	0.29*	−0.29*	0.38*	−0.37*	0.44*	—
J	−0.19*	0.15*	−0.16*	0.17*	−0.19*	0.14*	−0.17*	0.24*	0.27*	—
K	0.28*	−0.19*	0.28*	−0.16*	0.24*	−0.20*	0.31*	−0.20*	−0.16*	−0.16*	—
L	0.34*	−0.14*	0.21*	−0.21*	0.32*	−0.26*	0.29*	−0.25*	−0.34*	−0.18*	0.23*	—
M	0.53*	−0.18*	0.37*	−0.24*	0.49*	−0.37*	0.59*	−0.39*	−0.34*	−0.14*	0.29*	0.33*	—

The statements were as follows: A: I like my brother or sister with DS; B: My parents spend too much time with my brother or sister with DS and not enough time with me; C: I am a better person because of my brother or sister with DS; D: I often feel I am asked to do too much for my brother or sister with DS; E: I feel my relationship with my brother or sister with DS is a good one; F: I feel my social life is worse off by having a brother or sister with DS; G: I am proud of my brother or sister with DS; H: I often wish I could trade my brother and sister with DS for a different sibling without DS; I: I often feel embarrassed to have a brother or sister with DS; J: I often feel sorry for my brother or sister with DS; K: I feel comfortable asking my parents questions about my brother or sisters with DS; L: In general, my friends are comfortable around my brother or sister with DS; M: I plan to be involved with my brother or sister with DS when we are adults.

^*p < 0.001.