Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire / Ragna BUGGE ASKELAND ; Stian BARBO VALAND ; Anne-Siri ØYEN ; Synnve SCHJØLBERG ; Vanessa H. BAL ; Somer L. BISHOP ; Camilla STOLTENBERG ; Tilmann VON SOEST ; Laurie J. HANNIGAN ; Alexandra HAVDAHL in Autism, 28-8 (August 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 28-8 (August 2024) . - p.2105-2119 Titre : Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ragna BUGGE ASKELAND, Auteur ; Stian BARBO VALAND, Auteur ; Anne-Siri ØYEN, Auteur ; Synnve SCHJØLBERG, Auteur ; Vanessa H. BAL, Auteur ; Somer L. BISHOP, Auteur ; Camilla STOLTENBERG, Auteur ; Tilmann VON SOEST, Auteur ; Laurie J. HANNIGAN, Auteur ; Alexandra HAVDAHL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2105-2119 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : cohort studies  factor analysis  MBRN  measurement invariance  MoBa  psychometrics  statistical  surveys and questionnaires Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism screening questionnaires are sometimes used as a measure of "autism-associated traits" in samples drawn from the general population, even though such tools are primarily developed and designed for use in samples of children diagnosed with or being assessed for autism. Here, we explore the psychometric properties of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) current version reported at age 8 in a large population-based sample. Using data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort study (MoBa), we perform exploratory (N = 21,775) and confirmatory (N = 21,674) factor analyses on items and compare our results with previously suggested factor structure models of the SCQ. Furthermore, we test for measurement invariance across sex and registry-ascertained autism diagnostic status (Ndiagnosed = 636). A 5-factor model provided best fit to the data in both children with and without autism diagnoses, though with some qualitative differences in what the factors represent across these groups. This model performed largely consistently across boys and girls in the general population. Taken together, the SCQ?s measurement properties must be carefully considered when it is used in population-based samples and measurement invariance testing of other autism screening tools used in similar contexts is warranted. Lay abstract Using questionnaires in research relies on the expectation that they measure the same things across different groups of individuals. If this is not true, then interpretations of results can be misleading when researchers compare responses across different groups of individuals or use in it a group that differs from that in which the questionnaire was developed. For the questionnaire we investigated, the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), we found that parents of boys and girls responded to questionnaire items in largely the same way but that the SCQ measured traits and behaviors slightly differently depending on whether the children had autism. Based on these results, we concluded that researchers using this questionnaire should carefully consider these differences when deciding how to interpret findings. SCQ scores as a reflection of "autism-associated traits" in samples that are mostly or entirely made up of individuals without an autism diagnosis may be misleading and we encourage a more precise interpretation of scores as a broader indication of social-communicative and behavioral traits. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613231219306 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533 [article] Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire [texte imprimé] / Ragna BUGGE ASKELAND, Auteur ; Stian BARBO VALAND, Auteur ; Anne-Siri ØYEN, Auteur ; Synnve SCHJØLBERG, Auteur ; Vanessa H. BAL, Auteur ; Somer L. BISHOP, Auteur ; Camilla STOLTENBERG, Auteur ; Tilmann VON SOEST, Auteur ; Laurie J. HANNIGAN, Auteur ; Alexandra HAVDAHL, Auteur . - p.2105-2119. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 28-8 (August 2024) . - p.2105-2119 Mots-clés : cohort studies  factor analysis  MBRN  measurement invariance  MoBa  psychometrics  statistical  surveys and questionnaires Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism screening questionnaires are sometimes used as a measure of "autism-associated traits" in samples drawn from the general population, even though such tools are primarily developed and designed for use in samples of children diagnosed with or being assessed for autism. Here, we explore the psychometric properties of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) current version reported at age 8 in a large population-based sample. Using data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort study (MoBa), we perform exploratory (N = 21,775) and confirmatory (N = 21,674) factor analyses on items and compare our results with previously suggested factor structure models of the SCQ. Furthermore, we test for measurement invariance across sex and registry-ascertained autism diagnostic status (Ndiagnosed = 636). A 5-factor model provided best fit to the data in both children with and without autism diagnoses, though with some qualitative differences in what the factors represent across these groups. This model performed largely consistently across boys and girls in the general population. Taken together, the SCQ?s measurement properties must be carefully considered when it is used in population-based samples and measurement invariance testing of other autism screening tools used in similar contexts is warranted. Lay abstract Using questionnaires in research relies on the expectation that they measure the same things across different groups of individuals. If this is not true, then interpretations of results can be misleading when researchers compare responses across different groups of individuals or use in it a group that differs from that in which the questionnaire was developed. For the questionnaire we investigated, the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), we found that parents of boys and girls responded to questionnaire items in largely the same way but that the SCQ measured traits and behaviors slightly differently depending on whether the children had autism. Based on these results, we concluded that researchers using this questionnaire should carefully consider these differences when deciding how to interpret findings. SCQ scores as a reflection of "autism-associated traits" in samples that are mostly or entirely made up of individuals without an autism diagnosis may be misleading and we encourage a more precise interpretation of scores as a broader indication of social-communicative and behavioral traits. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613231219306 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533

The role of pubertal development in the association between trauma and internalising symptoms in female youth / Niamh MACSWEENEY in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66-8 (August 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-8 (August 2025) . - p.1197-1208 Titre : The role of pubertal development in the association between trauma and internalising symptoms in female youth Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Niamh MACSWEENEY, Auteur ; Phoebe THOMSON, Auteur ; Tilmann VON SOEST, Auteur ; Christian K. TAMNES, Auteur ; Divyangana RAKESH, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1197-1208 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Trauma  puberty  internalising symptoms  pubertal timing  pubertal tempo  longitudinal Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with an increased risk for internalising symptoms. Alterations in pubertal development has been proposed as a potential mechanism underpinning this association. However, longitudinal studies, which are needed to examine pubertal development over time, are scarce. The goal of this pre-registered study was to examine how trauma exposure shapes the timing and tempo of pubertal development, and in turn contributes to risk for internalising symptoms in female youth. Methods Using the largest longitudinal sample to date, we characterised profiles of pubertal development across four time points in female youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N 4,225, age range 9 14 years) using latent profile analysis. Pubertal development was assessed using the Pubertal Development Scale (at four time points). Trauma exposure was quantified using the post-traumatic stress disorder subscale from the parent-report Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for DSM-5 (at baseline), and internalising symptoms were assessed using the self-report Brief Problem Monitor (at 3-year follow-up). Results Pubertal development could be grouped into three latent classes: early starters (9% of sample), typical developers (76%) and slow developers (15%). The early starters demonstrated higher levels of trauma exposure compared to typical developers and slow developers, while slow developers showed the least exposure to trauma. Youth with greater exposure to trauma were at an increased risk for internalising symptoms at ages 12 14 years, and this association was mediated by a higher pubertal status at ages 9 10 years, but not by a faster pubertal tempo. Conclusions Accelerated pubertal development, characterised by an earlier age of onset but not a higher pubertal tempo in the transition from late childhood to early adolescence, may be a mechanism through which trauma exposure in childhood increases risk for internalising symptoms in female youth. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14139 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 [article] The role of pubertal development in the association between trauma and internalising symptoms in female youth [texte imprimé] / Niamh MACSWEENEY, Auteur ; Phoebe THOMSON, Auteur ; Tilmann VON SOEST, Auteur ; Christian K. TAMNES, Auteur ; Divyangana RAKESH, Auteur . - p.1197-1208. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-8 (August 2025) . - p.1197-1208 Mots-clés : Trauma  puberty  internalising symptoms  pubertal timing  pubertal tempo  longitudinal Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with an increased risk for internalising symptoms. Alterations in pubertal development has been proposed as a potential mechanism underpinning this association. However, longitudinal studies, which are needed to examine pubertal development over time, are scarce. The goal of this pre-registered study was to examine how trauma exposure shapes the timing and tempo of pubertal development, and in turn contributes to risk for internalising symptoms in female youth. Methods Using the largest longitudinal sample to date, we characterised profiles of pubertal development across four time points in female youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N 4,225, age range 9 14 years) using latent profile analysis. Pubertal development was assessed using the Pubertal Development Scale (at four time points). Trauma exposure was quantified using the post-traumatic stress disorder subscale from the parent-report Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for DSM-5 (at baseline), and internalising symptoms were assessed using the self-report Brief Problem Monitor (at 3-year follow-up). Results Pubertal development could be grouped into three latent classes: early starters (9% of sample), typical developers (76%) and slow developers (15%). The early starters demonstrated higher levels of trauma exposure compared to typical developers and slow developers, while slow developers showed the least exposure to trauma. Youth with greater exposure to trauma were at an increased risk for internalising symptoms at ages 12 14 years, and this association was mediated by a higher pubertal status at ages 9 10 years, but not by a faster pubertal tempo. Conclusions Accelerated pubertal development, characterised by an earlier age of onset but not a higher pubertal tempo in the transition from late childhood to early adolescence, may be a mechanism through which trauma exposure in childhood increases risk for internalising symptoms in female youth. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14139 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565

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