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Distributional Properties and Criterion Validity of a Shortened Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale: Results from the ECHO Program and Implications for Social Communication Research

Distributional Properties and Criterion Validity of a Shortened Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale: Results from the ECHO Program and Implications for Social Communication Research

Authors :
Lyall, Kristen
Hosseini, Mina
Ladd-Acosta, Christine
Ning, Xuejuan
Catellier, Diane
Constantino, John N.
Croen, Lisa A.
Kaat, Aaron J.
Botteron, Kelly
Bush, Nicole R.
Dager, Stephen R.
Duarte, Cristiane S.
Fallin, M. Daniele
Hazlett, Heather
Hertz-Picciotto, Irva
Joseph, Robert M.
Karagas, Margaret R.
Korrick, Susan
Landa, Rebecca
Messinger, Daniel
Oken, Emily
Ozonoff, Sally
Piven, Joseph
Pandey, Juhi
Sathyanarayana, Sheela
Schultz, Robert T.
St. John, Tanya
Schmidt, Rebecca
Volk, Heather
Newschaffer, Craig J.
Source :
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Jul 2021 51(7):2241-2253.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Prior work proposed a shortened version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a commonly used quantitative measure of social communication traits. We used data from 3031 participants (including 190 ASD cases) from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program to compare distributional properties and criterion validity of 16-item "short" to 65-item "full" SRS scores. Results demonstrated highly overlapping distributions of short and full scores. Both scores separated case from non-case individuals by approximately two standard deviations. ASD prediction was nearly identical for short and full scores (area under the curve values of 0.87, 0.86 respectively). Findings support comparability of shortened and full scores, suggesting opportunities to increase efficiency. Future work should confirm additional psychometric properties of short scores. [This article was written on behalf of program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes.]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0162-3257
Volume :
51
Issue :
7
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1297360
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04667-1