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Factor Structure of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschool Aged Autistic Children
Journal of child and family studies, v 28(12), pp 3385-3391
01 Dec 2019
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Abstract
ObjectivesThe Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) is a common screening tool for autism spectrum disorder. Given its wide use, as well as recent changes to diagnostic criteria for autism, there is a need to evaluate whether the SCQ maps onto the social communication and interaction, and repetitive behaviour and restricted interests domains specified in the revised criteria in DSM-5.MethodsParticipants included 294 preschool aged autistic children. Confirmatory factor analysis was implemented to evaluate the factor structure of the SCQ.ResultsNone of the models evaluated provided an adequate fit to the data. However, the best fitting model mapped onto the previous DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for autism.ConclusionsThe SCQ does not align with the new DSM-5 domains. More research is needed to evaluate the factor structure of the SCQ in different populations of autistic children in order to determine its current validity as a screening tool.
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- Title
- Factor Structure of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschool Aged Autistic Children
- Creators
- Rachel Grove - University of Technology SydneyJessica Paynter - Griffith UniversityAnnette Joosten - Curtin UniversityGiacomo Vivanti - Drexel UniversityCheryl Dissanayake - La Trobe UniversityValsamma Eapen - UNSW Sydney
- Publication Details
- Journal of child and family studies, v 28(12), pp 3385-3391
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000495397300013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85071434611
- Other Identifier
- 991019168213604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Developmental