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- Title
Dimensions of Autistic Traits Rated by Parents of Children and Adolescents with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Authors
Del Giudice, Teresa; Dose, Christina; Görtz-Dorten, Anja; Steiner, Jennifer; Bruning, Nicole; Bell, Hannah; Roland, Pamela; Walter, Daniel; Junghänel, Michaela; Döpfner, Manfred
- Abstract
To examine the factor structure of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the psychometric properties of the German Symptom Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorders (SCL-ASD). Data were collected from 312 clinical referrals with suspected ASD (2–18 years). Confirmatory factor analyses and analyses of reliability, convergent and divergent validity were performed. A bifactor model with one general ASD factor and two specific factors (interaction-communication; restricted, repetitive behaviors) provided an adequate data fit. Internal consistencies of the SCL-ASD subscales and the total scale were >.70. Correlations with measures of ASD traits were higher than correlations with measures of externalizing and internalizing symptoms. The results support a factor structure consistent with DSM-5/ICD-11 criteria. The SCL-ASD has sound psychometric properties.
- Subjects
PARENT attitudes; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; AUTISM; FACTOR analysis; COMMUNICATION; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 11, p3989
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-020-04850-4