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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.

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Lyall, K; Hosseini, M; Ladd-Acosta, C; Ning, X; Catellier, D; Constantino, JN; Croen, LA; Kaat, AJ; Botteron, K; Bush, NR; Dager, SR; Landa, R ...
Published in: J Autism Dev Disord
July 2021

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.

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J Autism Dev Disord

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EISSN

1573-3432

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

51

Issue

7

Start / End Page

2241 / 2253

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Communication
  • Child, Preschool
 

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Lyall, K., Hosseini, M., Ladd-Acosta, C., Ning, X., Catellier, D., Constantino, J. N., … program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes, . (2021). 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. J Autism Dev Disord, 51(7), 2241–2253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04667-1
Lyall, Kristen, Mina Hosseini, Christine Ladd-Acosta, Xuejuan Ning, Diane Catellier, John N. Constantino, Lisa A. Croen, et al. “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.J Autism Dev Disord 51, no. 7 (July 2021): 2241–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04667-1.
Lyall K, Hosseini M, Ladd-Acosta C, Ning X, Catellier D, Constantino JN, et al. 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. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Jul;51(7):2241–53.
Lyall, Kristen, et al. “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.J Autism Dev Disord, vol. 51, no. 7, July 2021, pp. 2241–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10803-020-04667-1.
Lyall K, Hosseini M, Ladd-Acosta C, Ning X, Catellier D, Constantino JN, Croen LA, Kaat AJ, Botteron K, Bush NR, Dager SR, Duarte CS, Fallin MD, Hazlett H, Hertz-Picciotto I, Joseph RM, Karagas MR, Korrick S, Landa R, Messinger D, Oken E, Ozonoff S, Piven J, Pandey J, Sathyanarayana S, Schultz RT, St John T, Schmidt R, Volk H, Newschaffer CJ, program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes. 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. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Jul;51(7):2241–2253.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Autism Dev Disord

DOI

EISSN

1573-3432

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

51

Issue

7

Start / End Page

2241 / 2253

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Communication
  • Child, Preschool