Pandolfi Vincent, Magyar Caroline I, Norris Megan
Psychology Department Rochester Institute of Technology.
Pediatrics University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil. 2014 Oct 1;7(4):306-322. doi: 10.1080/19315864.2014.930547.
Youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with emotional problems such as anxiety and depression (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). A recent study of the Child Behavior Checklist 6-18 (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) indicated good sensitivity but relatively low specificity for identifying emotional problems in youth with ASD. The current study examined the extent to which variance in the CBCL's Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawn/Depressed, Internalizing Domain, Total Problems scales was accounted for by symptoms of emotional problems relative to ASD symptoms. Correlation and multiple regression analyses indicated that these scales measured anxiety and depression but a small statistically significant proportion of variance in Total Problems scores was also accounted for by ASD symptoms. Results contribute to the emerging evidence base for the inclusion of the CBCL in assessment protocols for assessing emotional and behavioral problems in youth with ASD.
患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的青少年常常存在焦虑和抑郁等情绪问题(美国精神病学协会,2013年)。最近一项针对儿童行为检查表6 - 18(CBCL;阿肯巴克和雷斯考拉,2001年)的研究表明,在识别患有ASD的青少年的情绪问题方面,该检查表具有良好的敏感性,但特异性相对较低。本研究考察了相对于ASD症状而言,情绪问题症状在CBCL的焦虑/抑郁、退缩/抑郁、内化领域、总问题量表中的变异程度。相关分析和多元回归分析表明,这些量表测量了焦虑和抑郁,但总问题得分中一小部分具有统计学意义的变异也由ASD症状所解释。研究结果为将CBCL纳入评估患有ASD的青少年的情绪和行为问题的评估方案的新证据库做出了贡献。