Reliability and Validity of Parent- and Child-Rated Anxiety Measures in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kaat, Aaron J.; Lecavalier, Luc
Titel	Reliability and Validity of Parent- and Child-Rated Anxiety Measures in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 10, S.3219-3231 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2481-y
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Anxiety; Youth; Intelligence Quotient; Severity (of Disability); Social Cognition; Individual Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Parent Attitudes; Age Differences; Comorbidity; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Angst; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Intelligenzquotient; Schweregrad; Soziale Kognition; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Prädiktor; Elternverhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and anxiety frequently co-occur. Research on the phenomenology and treatment of anxiety in ASD is expanding, but is hampered by the lack of instruments validated for this population. This study evaluated the self- and parent-reported Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale in Children2 among 46 youth with ASD. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were acceptable, but inter-rater reliability was poor. Parent-child agreement was better for youth with higher IQs, less severe ASD symptoms, or more social cognitive skills. Convergent and divergent validity were acceptable. Demographic characteristics were considered as predictors of anxiety: they were unrelated to parent-report, but younger age and more severe ASD were related to increased self-reported anxiety. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01