Table 3.
The experience of caregiving, sibling gender, and birth order.
| OB | YB | OS | YS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 42 | N = 39 | N = 44 | N = 32 | N = 157 | |
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Difficult behaviors | 12.73 (5.76) | 16.84 (8.30) | 16.95 (7.56) | 16.75 (7.82) | 15.75 (7.53) |
| Negative symptoms | 12.61 (6.40) | 12.23 (5.91) | 15.25 (6.17) | 14.31 (6.80) | 13.60 (6.37) |
| Stigma | 10.07 (4.59) | 11.76 (5.60) | 10.97 (3.37) | 12.28 (5.35) | 11.19 (4.76) |
| Problems with services | 10.02 (3.71) | 10.30 (3.89) | 12.22 (5.77) | 12.46 (4.99) | 11.21 (4.76) |
| Effects on family | 11.54 (5.09) | 12.25 (5.67) | 13.04 (4.87) | 14.34 (6.65) | 12.71 (5.56) |
| Need to back up | 9.16 (3.58) | 9.25 (3.10) | 10.88 (4.42) | 11.25 (5.03) | 10.09 (4.12) |
| Dependency | 8.59 (3.60) | 7.94 (3.74) | 10.18 (4.64) | 10.68 (4.26) | 9.30 (4.19) |
| Loss | 12.90 (6.20) | 12.76 (5.17) | 13.75 (4.89) | 16.37 (7.19) | 13.81 (5.94) |
| Positive experiences | 13.21 (6.34) | 12.69 (6.03) | 16.68 (7.04) | 17.56 (6.77) | 14.94 (6.82) |
| Good aspects | 14.88 (5.32) | 14.38 (4.78) | 15.72 (4.86) | 18.06 (5.43) | 15.64 (5.21) |
| Total negative score | 87.62 (4.70) | 93.30 (5.30) | 103.24 (4.86) | 108.4 (6.10) | 97.66 (5.30) |
| Total positive score | 28.09 (1.55) | 27.07 (1.30) | 32.40 (1.45) | 35.6 (1.53) | 30.58 (1.52) |
Results of the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI). Scores are presented for sibling gender and position [older brother (OB), younger brother (YB), older sister (OS), younger sister (YS)], and in total numbers [total siblings (T)].