Validity of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kaat, Aaron J.; Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.
Titel	Validity of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (2014) 5, S.1103-1116 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-1970-0
Schlagwörter	Validity; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Check Lists; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Participant Characteristics; Scores; Behavior Problems; Networks; Error of Measurement; Aberrant Behavior Checklist; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gültigkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Checkliste; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Messfehler
Abstract	The Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is a widely used measure in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment studies. We conducted confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses of the ABC in 1,893 children evaluated as part of the Autism Treatment Network. The root mean square error of approximation was .086 for the standard item assignment, and in exploratory factor analysis, the large majority of items continued to load on the originally assigned factors. Correlations between the ABC subscales and multiple external variables including the Child Behavior Checklist and demographic variables supported the convergent and divergent validity of the ABC as a measure of behavior problems in ASD. Finally, we examined the impact of participant characteristics on subscale scores and present normative data. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10