Modifying the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale (6–18 years) to a Chinese Context: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

Hao Zhou, Lili Zhang, Xuerong Luo, Lijie Wu, Xiaobing Zou, Kun Xia, Yimin Wang, Xiu Xu, Xiaoling Ge, Yong Hui Jiang, Eric Fombonne, Weili Yan, Yi Wang

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the autism spectrum rating scale (ASRS). We recruited 1,625 community-based children and 211 autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases from 4 sites, and the parents of all participants completed the Chinese version of the ASRS. A robust weighted least squares means and variance adjusted estimator was used for exploratory factor analysis. The 3-factor structure included 59 items suitable for the current sample. The item reliability for the modified Chinese version of the ASRS (MC-ASRS) was excellent. Moreover, with 60 as the cut-off point, receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that the MC-ASRS had excellent discriminate validity, comparable to that of the unmodified Chinese version (UC-ASRS), with area under the curve values of 0.952 (95% CI: 0.936–0.967) and 0.948 (95% CI: 0.930–0.965), respectively. Meanwhile, the confirm factor analysis revealed that MC-ASRS had a better construct validity than UC-ASRS based on the above factor solution in another children sample. In conclusion, the MC-ASRS shows better efficacy in epidemiological screening for ASD in Chinese children.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)175-182
Number of pages8
JournalNeuroscience Bulletin
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2017

Keywords

  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Children
  • Epidemiology
  • Exploratory factor analysis
  • Screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Physiology

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