Factor Structure Evaluation of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale

Autor/inn/en	Magyar, Caroline I.; Pandolfi, Vincent
Titel	Factor Structure Evaluation of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (2007) 9, S.1787-1794 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0313-9
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Rating Scales; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Children; Autism; Clinics; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interpersonal Competence; Sensory Integration; Clinical Diagnosis; Self Control; Stereotypes; Screening Tests; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Rating-Skala; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Sensorische Integration; Selbstbeherrschung; Klischee; Screening-Verfahren
Abstract	This study investigated the factor structure of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Principal components analysis (PCA) and principal axis factor analysis (PAF) evaluated archival data from children presenting to a university clinic with suspected autism spectrum disorders (ASDs; N = 164). PCA did not replicate components identified by DiLalla and Rogers (1994, Domains of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale: Relevance for diagnosis and treatment. "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24"(2), 115-128) and Stella, Mundy, and Tuchman (1999, Social and nonsocial factors in the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29"(4), 307-317). PAF identified correlated Social-Communication, Social Interaction, Stereotypies and Sensory Abnormalities, and Emotional Regulation factors. Results differed across studies; however, each identified ASD related constructs conceptually consistent with DSM-IV. Although its development predates the DSM-IV, and many newer measures are available, the CARS' psychometric properties, conceptual relevance, and flexible administration procedures support its continued use as a screening device in the diagnostic decision-making process. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10