An Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the CBCL 6-18 in a Sample of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Pandolfi, Vincent; Magyar, Caroline I.; Dill, Charles A.
Titel	An Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the CBCL 6-18 in a Sample of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 1, S.96-108 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.03.009
Schlagwörter	Check Lists; Autism; Emotional Disturbances; Validity; Behavior Disorders; Factor Structure; Child Behavior; Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Evaluation; Sample Size; Youth; Reliability; Accuracy; Statistical Significance; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Checkliste; Autismus; Gefühlsstörung; Gültigkeit; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Evaluierung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Reliabilität
Abstract	Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with co-occurring emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The Child Behavior Checklist 6-18 (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) is an EBD measure that contains several norm-referenced scales derived through factor analysis of data from the general pediatric population. The psychometric properties of this widely used and well-researched measure have not been evaluated in samples of youth with ASD. This study evaluated the CBCL's internal structure, scale reliability, criterion-related validity, and diagnostic accuracy using archival data from a well-characterized sample of youth with ASD (N = 122). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the unidimensionality of the CBCL's syndrome scales and its internalizing-externalizing factor structure. Significance tests indicated that many scales discriminated between two subgroups: a group of individuals with ASD + EBD and a group with ASD alone. Diagnostic accuracy analyses indicated that the CBCL had good sensitivity but low specificity for detecting co-occurring disorders. Results supported the use of the CBCL in conjunction with other clinical data when assessing for EBD in youth with ASD. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10