修改焦虑维度观察尺度在自闭学学龄前儿童具有不同智力功能时的实用性
Abigail L Hogan1,2, Kayla Smith3, Nicholas D Mian4
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.
概括
修改焦虑维度观察量表 (M-Anx-DOS) 显示了评估自闭症儿童,包括智力障碍儿童 (ID) 焦虑的前景. 这种观察工具表现出良好的可靠性和有效性,解决了对此类措施的关键需求.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 发育神经科学的发展神经科学.
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 焦虑在40-80%的自闭症患者中同时发生,但其在幼儿自闭症中表现的表现,特别是那些有智力障碍 (ID) 的儿童,尚不清楚.
- 在此特定人群中评估焦虑症状的验证措施中存在重大差距.
- 观察措施对于了解幼儿的焦虑至关重要,特别是在关键的发育时期.
研究的目的:
- 检查修改焦虑维度观察量表 (M-Anx-DOS) 的实用性,这是一个观察工具,在学龄前的自闭症儿童中具有和没有ID.
- 在这个群体中评估M-Anx-DOS的可靠性和有效性.
- 解决针对ID的幼儿自闭症儿童缺乏适当的焦虑评估工具的问题.
主要方法:
- 包括48名自闭症儿童 (81.3%患有ID) 和30名非自闭症对照 (平均年龄~43个月).
- 在观察期间,使用M-Anx-DOS测量了与焦虑相关的行为.
- 父母报告的焦虑症状使用学前焦虑量表修订 (PAS-R) 进行评估.
主要成果:
- M-Anx-DOS表现出卓越的评价者间可靠性和可接受的内部一致性.
- 收有效性得到了特定M-Anx-DOS得分与家长报告的社会,分离和整体焦虑之间的相关性.
- 由于缺乏与家长报告的ADHD或外部化症状的相关性,因此提出了歧视性有效性.
结论:
- 该M-Anx-DOS提供了可靠性和有效性的初步证据,用于评估青少年自闭学学龄前儿童的焦虑,包括那些ID.
- 这些发现强调了在这个发展阶段观察措施的重要性.
- 建议在未来进行纵向研究,以证实和扩展这些发现,考虑到这个群体的样本规模和焦虑评估的复杂性.
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