Clinical assessment of ASD in adults using self- and other-report: Psychometric properties and validity of the Adult Social Behavior Questionnaire (ASBQ). (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Horwitz, E.H.; Schoevers, R.A.; Ketelaars, C.E.J.; Kan, C.C.; van Lammeren, A.M.D.N.; Meesters, Y.; Spek, A.A.; Wouters, S.; Teunisse, J.P.; Cuppen, L.; Bartels, A.A.J.; Schuringa, E.; Moorlag, H.; Raven, D.; Wiersma, D.; Minderaa, R.B.; Hartman, C.A.
• Is Part Of: Research in autism spectrum disorders. Volume 24(2016:Apr.)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders -- Adults -- ASBQ -- Questionnaire; Autism spectrum disorders -- Periodicals; 616.85882005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2016.01.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-9467

Abstract

Highlights: We developed the 44-item Adult Social Behavior Questionnaire (ASBQ). The ASBQ is a multidimensional Autism Spectrum Disorder Questionnaire. The ASBQ has both a self report version and a version to be completed by someone close. Reliability estimates and correlations between self- and other-ratings were good. Score profiles differentiated ASD patients from clinical and non-clinical groups. Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Adult Social Behavior Questionnaire (ASBQ), a multidimensional Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) questionnaire that contains both a self report version and a version to be completed by someone close. Psychometric qualities, convergence between self report and other report ratings, and scores in a group diagnosed with ASD and multiple comparison groups were examined. Principal Component Analyses yielded a structure with six dimensions (reduced contact, reduced empathy, reduced interpersonal insight, violation of social conventions, insistence on sameness, and sensory stimulation/motor stereotypies) for both self- and other-report versions. Reliability estimates and correlations between self- and other-ratings were good and the score profile on the 44-item ASBQ differentiated a group with ASD from a non-clinical group and patients with depression, schizophrenia and ADHD. We conclude that the ASBQ is a short and easy to apply questionnaire that captures the heterogeneous nature of ASD. It yields a score profile among six ASD problem domains both from the perspective of the patient and from a significant other.