一般人群中自闭症特征的变化和稳定性:在线和实验室样本之间的系统比较
Qianying Wu1, Qianhui Hong1, Na Yeon Kim1
1Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Personality neuroscience
|October 15, 2025
概括
在线自闭症评估显示在线样本的得分更高,与内化症状如社会焦虑有关. 然而,自闭症特征在在线和实验室环境中显示出可靠的测试-重新测试稳定性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 研究方法研究方法研究方法学
背景情况:
- 在线心理评估为自闭症研究提供了好处,包括大规模的数据收集.
- 对自闭症特征在线自我报告措施的数据质量,概括性和可靠性存在担忧.
研究的目的:
- 系统地描述不同个体的自闭症特征变化及其时间可靠性.
- 解决在线自闭症研究中数据质量和概括性的担忧.
主要方法:
- 使用了大型横截面数据集 (N=2826) 和测试复试数据集 (N=247),包括在线和实验室样本.
- 使用社会响应度量,第二版,成人自我报告 (SRS-2-ASR) 测量了自闭症特征.
主要成果:
- 在在线样本中观察到SRS得分升高,与特定项目和内化症状相关,特别是社会焦虑.
- SRS得分与内化症状共变,随着年龄的增长而下降,女性的得分更低.
- 在个体中,无论样本类型 (在线与实验室) 如何,都发现了SRS得分的中等到良好的测试重复测试可靠性.
结论:
- 在线和实验室样本之间存在自闭症特征的系统差异,部分原因是内化症状.
- 自闭症特征的时间稳定性在不同的采样方法中是强大的.
- 未来的自闭症研究应该考虑人口层面对内化症状的差异.
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