Table 4. Study 2: Do the Personality Correlates of Maladjustment Differ for ASD and TD Children?

	Internalizing		Externalizing
Big Five dimension	ASD	TD	ASD	TD
Extraversion
Child self-report	−.23	−.32*	−.19	−.02
Parent report	−.22	−.39**	.22	−.01
Agreeableness
Child self-report	−.34*	.22	−.29**	−.03
Parent report	−.50**	−.08	−.65**	−.40**
Conscientiousness
Child self-report	−.13	−.02	−.14	−.38**
Parent report	−.28†	−.21	−.45**	−.43**
Neuroticism
Child self-report	.40**	.05	.45**	−.25†
Parent report	.70**	.54**	.40**	.16
Openness
Child self-report	.12	−.09	.02	−.04
Parent report	−.09	−.35*	.03	−.27†

Note. For child self-report, n = 50 ASD and n = 50 TD; for parent report, n = 50 ASD and n = 49 TD. ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; TD = Typically Developing.

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01.