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dc.contributor.authorHegemann, Laura
dc.contributor.authorAskeland, Ragna Bugge
dc.contributor.authorValand, Stian Barbo
dc.contributor.authorØyen, Anne-Siri
dc.contributor.authorSchjølberg, Synnve
dc.contributor.authorBal, Vanessa H
dc.contributor.authorBishop, Somer L
dc.contributor.authorStoltenberg, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorvon Soest, Tilmann
dc.contributor.authorHannigan, Laurie John
dc.contributor.authorHavdahl, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T13:36:39Z
dc.date.available2024-08-01T13:36:39Z
dc.date.created2024-01-16T08:22:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.issn1362-3613
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3144091
dc.description.abstractAutism 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.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMeasuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaireen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode2
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/13623613231219306
dc.identifier.cristin2227364
dc.source.journalAutismen_US
dc.identifier.citationAutism. 2023en_US


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