Kerns Connor Morrow, Maddox Brenna B, Kendall Philip C, Rump Keiran, Berry Leandra, Schultz Robert T, Souders Margaret C, Bennett Amanda, Herrington John, Miller Judith
Drexel University, USA
Virginia Tech, USA.
Autism. 2015 Nov;19(8):969-79. doi: 10.1177/1362361314558465. Epub 2015 Jan 29.
This study investigated the accuracy of brief anxiety scales for non-treatment-seeking youth with autism spectrum disorder. In all, 54 youth (7-17 years; IQ: 67-158) with autism spectrum disorder and their parents completed (a) an expanded version of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Child/Parent designed to capture typical and atypical fears and (b) brief scales of anxiety symptoms (Behavior Assessment Schedule for Children, Second Edition; Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders; Negative Affective Self-Statement Questionnaire; Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale). The results indicate that measures lacked adequate sensitivity and specificity, and the detection of atypical fears was particularly poor. Revised cut scores are offered, but refined and/or revised instruments are likely needed for research on youth with autism spectrum disorder.
本研究调查了用于未寻求治疗的自闭症谱系障碍青少年的简短焦虑量表的准确性。共有54名患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年（7 - 17岁；智商：67 - 158）及其父母完成了：(a) 《焦虑症访谈量表-儿童/父母版》的扩展版本，旨在捕捉典型和非典型恐惧；以及(b) 焦虑症状简短量表（《儿童行为评估量表第二版》；《儿童焦虑及相关情绪障碍筛查量表》；《负性情绪自我陈述问卷》；《儿童焦虑评定量表》）。结果表明，这些测量方法缺乏足够的敏感性和特异性，对非典型恐惧的检测尤其差。文中给出了修订后的临界分数，但对于自闭症谱系障碍青少年的研究，可能需要更完善和/或修订后的工具。
