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Sarah Wigham1, Helen McConachie, Jonathan Tandos
1Newcastle University, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. sarah.wigham@ncl.ac.uk
Abstract:
This is the first UK study to report the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in a general population sample. Parents of 500 children (aged 5-8 years) in North East England completed the SRS. Profiles of scores were similar to USA norms, and a single factor structure was identified. Good construct validity and internal consistency were found. Children with identified special needs were found to have significantly higher SRS scores than those without. The findings suggest the SRS performs in similar ways in UK and USA general population samples of children and can be used without modification in the UK.
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