Tarver, Joanne, Vitoratou, Silia, Mastroianni, Mathilde, Heaney, Natalie, Bennett, Eleanor, Gibbons, Felicity, Fiori, Federico, Absoud, Michael, Ramasubramanian, Lakshmi, Simonoff, Emily and Santosh, Paramala (2021). Development and Psychometric Properties of a New Questionnaire to Assess Mental Health and Concerning Behaviors in Children and Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):The Assessment of Concerning Behavior (ACB) Scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (8), 2812–2828.
Abstract
Although 70% of autistic children and young people meet criteria for co-occurring psychiatric conditions, there are few screening measures specifically for autistic individuals. We describe the development and validation of the Assessment of Concerning Behavior (ACB), an instrument co-developed with the autistic community to assess mental health and problematic/risky behaviors. Items include descriptions to facilitate symptom recognition by autistic people, and carers/professionals. The ACB was completed by 255 parents, 149 autistic children and young people and 30 teachers. Internal consistency, stability and validity was assessed. The ACB parent-version fit a two-factor model (internalizing and externalizing problems) and showed adequate test–retest reliability, internal consistency and construct validity. The ACB is a promising new measure for research and clinical use in autism.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04748-1 |
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| Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology Aston University (General) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorder (ASD),Emotional and behavioral problems,Instrument development and validation,Risk,Behavior Rating Scale,Reproducibility of Results,Parents/psychology,Humans,Mental Health/trends,Male,Psychometrics/methods,Caregivers/psychology,Young Adult,Problem Behavior/psychology,Adolescent,Adult,Female,Surveys and Questionnaires,Child,Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis,Developmental and Educational Psychology |
| Publication ISSN: | 1573-3432 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 08:15 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2020 09:21 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
| Published Date: | 2021-08 |
| Published Online Date: | 2020-10-14 |
| Accepted Date: | 2020-10-03 |
| Authors: |
Tarver, Joanne
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0000-0003-0555-6043)
Vitoratou, Silia Mastroianni, Mathilde Heaney, Natalie Bennett, Eleanor Gibbons, Felicity Fiori, Federico Absoud, Michael Ramasubramanian, Lakshmi Simonoff, Emily Santosh, Paramala |
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