title: The reliability and validity of the Social Responsiveness Scale in a UK general child population.
abstract: This is the first UK study to report the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in a general population sample. Parents of 500 children (aged 5-8 years) in North East England completed the SRS. Profiles of scores were similar to USA norms, and a single factor structure was identified. Good construct validity and internal consistency were found. Children with identified special needs were found to have significantly higher SRS scores than those without. The findings suggest the SRS performs in similar ways in UK and USA general population samples of children and can be used without modification in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle University, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. sarah.wigham@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wigham
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McConachie
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tandos
authors.forename: Ann S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Le Couteur
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology