Validity of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Observation for Children (ASD-OC)
| Autor: | Johnny L. Matson, Megan A. Hattier, Daniene Neal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Discriminant validity
Test validity medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale Psychiatry and Mental health Convergent validity Autism spectrum disorder mental disorders medicine Criterion validity Childhood Autism Rating Scale Autism Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 7:14-33 |
| ISSN: | 1931-5872 1931-5864 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19315864.2012.704490 |
| Popis: | The Autism Spectrum Disorder Observation for Children (ASD-OC) is a 45-item observation scale used to assess autistic symptomatology. The reliability of this measure has been established in previous research; therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate its validity among a sample of children (1–15 years). The large correlation between the ASD-OC and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) total scores was significant (r = .83), establishing convergent validity for the ASD-OC. To determine divergent validity, the correlation between the ASD-OC total score and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale, Second Edition (VABS-II) Daily Living Skills domain score was analyzed. Although this negative correlation was significant (r = −.43), autistic symptom severity has previously been shown to adversely affect daily living skills. Finally, diagnostic groups (i.e., ASD, atypically developing, typically developing) were compared on ASD-OC total scores to establish criterion validity. The ASD group demonstrated sig... |
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