TY - JOUR
T1 - Profiles and Correlates of Parent–Child Agreement on Social Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - Burrows, Catherine A.
AU - Usher, Lauren V.
AU - Becker-Haimes, Emily M.
AU - McMahon, Camilla M.
AU - Mundy, Peter C.
AU - Jensen-Doss, Amanda
AU - Henderson, Heather Anne
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - This study characterized patterns and correlates of parent–youth agreement on social anxiety in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants (279 verbally-fluent youth aged 8–16 years, N ASD = 144, N TD = 135) completed the SASC-R. Youth with ASD exhibited higher social anxiety across informants. While TD youth endorsed higher anxiety than did parents, self- and parent-reports did not differ in youth with ASD. For children with ASD, higher parent–youth agreement was associated with lower lifetime ASD symptoms and higher adaptive skills. For TD youth, agreement on high anxiety was associated with lowest adaptive skills. Demographic factors (age, verbal IQ, gender) did not relate to agreement for either group. In ASD, parent–child agreement on youth anxiety, either high or low, was associated with better outcomes.
AB - This study characterized patterns and correlates of parent–youth agreement on social anxiety in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants (279 verbally-fluent youth aged 8–16 years, N ASD = 144, N TD = 135) completed the SASC-R. Youth with ASD exhibited higher social anxiety across informants. While TD youth endorsed higher anxiety than did parents, self- and parent-reports did not differ in youth with ASD. For children with ASD, higher parent–youth agreement was associated with lower lifetime ASD symptoms and higher adaptive skills. For TD youth, agreement on high anxiety was associated with lowest adaptive skills. Demographic factors (age, verbal IQ, gender) did not relate to agreement for either group. In ASD, parent–child agreement on youth anxiety, either high or low, was associated with better outcomes.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Informant discrepancies
KW - Measurement
KW - Social anxiety
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-018-3461-9
DO - 10.1007/s10803-018-3461-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 29332179
AN - SCOPUS:85041648904
VL - 48
SP - 2023
EP - 2037
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 6
ER -