Assessing Adolescent Social Competence Using the Social Responsiveness Scale: Should We Ask Both Parents or Will Just One Do?

Autor/inn/en	Pearl, Amanda M.; Murray, Michael J.; Smith, Laura A.; Arnold, Mariah
Titel	Assessing Adolescent Social Competence Using the Social Responsiveness Scale: Should We Ask Both Parents or Will Just One Do?
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 17 (2013) 6, S.736-742 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361312453349
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Measurement Techniques; Adolescents; Tests; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Comparative Analysis; Mothers; Fathers; Parent Attitudes; Interrater Reliability; Test Validity; Interpersonal Competence; Severity (of Disability); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Semi Structured Interviews; Correlation; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Messtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Autismus; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Interrater-Reliabilität; Testvalidität; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Schweregrad; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Korrelation
Abstract	There is a paucity of instruments designed to measure social competence of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. The Social Responsiveness Scale is one of a few that can be used. This study compared differences between mother and father reports of social competence of adolescents. Data were collected from parents of 50 adolescents with and without an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis between the ages of 12 and 17 years. The Social Responsiveness Scale demonstrated high interrater reliability between parents. These results suggest that the Social Responsiveness Scale is an efficient and valuable tool for researchers and clinicians to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of an individual's social skills deficits. Additionally, given the extremely high agreement between mothers and fathers on the ratings of their children's social competence, obtaining data from either parent is sufficient to provide an accurate reflection of social competence at home. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10