Construct validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale of the Revised Chinese Version.
- Author:
Hao ZHOU
1
;
Li-Li ZHANG
;
Wei-Li YAN
;
Xiu XU
;
Yi WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Autistic Disorder; diagnosis; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2015;17(12):1282-1285
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the construct validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale of Revised Chinese Version (RC-ASRS).
METHODSSeven hundred and one children aged 6-12 years old were recruited from one primary school in the Minhang District of Shanghai. The parents of the children completed the RC-ASRS questionnaire. Mpuls 6.0 Software was used to conduct the construct validity analysis.
RESULTSA total of 671 questionnaires (95.7%) were retrieved, involving 368 boys (54.8%) and 303 girls (45.2%). The 3 factor structure of the RC-ASRS had better model fitting indices, 0.051 for root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), 0.889 for comparative fit index (CFI) and 0.884 for Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), compared with the original ASRS, 0.060 for RMSEA, 0.829 for CFI and 0.823 for TLI.
CONCLUSIONSThe RC-ASRS may serve as a reliable and valid tool for screening autistic symptoms in China.
