Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)
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https://doi.org/10.21337/0076Keywords:
Autismespekter, Barn i førskolealder, Barn i skolealder, UngdomAbstract
Description: The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino & Gruber, 2020) is a standardized
questionnaire for children aged 4–18 years. It is used as a measure of social dysfunction within
the autism spectrum. International rights holders are Western Psychological Services. The
Norwegian edition was originally translated into Norwegian and published for the first time in
2009. Hogrefe hold the Norwegian copyright. The questionnaire that is filled out by a parent /
close person or teacher consists of 65 items divided into five sub-scales in addition to a total
scale. Professionals who interpret SRS must have diagnostic competence (psychologist/medical
doctor) and competence in the use of psychological tests.
Literature search: Systematic literature search yielded 149 Scandinavian abstracts. Six Norwegian
papers, five Swedish and one Danish paper that contained relevant psychometric data in the
form of mean values, reliability, validity and sensitivity to change, met the inclusion criteria. The
samples were obtained from child and adolescent psychiatric services, habilitation and special
schools.
Psychometrics: One study had examined the internal consistency (reliability) of the subscales. All
subscales with the exception of social awareness had satisfactory internal validity. The mean
values in the Norwegian and Scandinavian studies had similar values with studies outside
Scandinavia. The construct validity of the SRS examined through confirmatory factor analyzes
was not satisfactory. Degree of overlap between the SRS and corresponding concepts was found
to be satisfactory (converging validity). Meaningful group differences emerged in SRS total scale
scores between different clinical subgroups. Several treatment studies showed a significant
decrease in the SRS total scale score over time, which indicates change sensitivity.
Conclusion: The construct validity of the Norwegian SRS was not found to be supported through
factor analyzes in a mixed sample of children and youths with developmental disorders, including
autism. On the other hand, the construct validity was supported through adequate correlations
with similar concepts. There were also expected scoring differences between clinical groups. The
internal consistency of the majority of the subscales and change sensitivity were supported.
American norms must be used with caution. There is a need for more studies of the SRS's
reliability and validity in a Scandinavian context, and with special focus on the subscales since the
measure is considered multidimensional.
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