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Profiles and Correlates of Parent-Child Agreement on Social Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Title: Profiles and Correlates of Parent-Child Agreement on Social Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language: English
Authors: Burrows, Catherine A., Usher, Lauren V., Becker-Haimes, Emily M., McMahon, Camilla M., Mundy, Peter C., Jensen-Doss, Amanda, Henderson, Heather A.
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Jun 2018 48(6):2023-2037.
Availability: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
Contract Number: R01MH71273
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Correlation, Parent Child Relationship, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Children, Adolescents
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3461-9
ISSN: 0162-3257
Abstract: 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, NASD = 144, NTD = 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.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 74
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1179106
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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, NASD = 144, NTD = 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.
ISSN:0162-3257
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3461-9