title: Brief Report: Further Examination of Self-Injurious Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
abstract: Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) are problematic for many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Existing models to explain factors contributing to SIB fail to account for a large proportion of variance in SIB. This study attempted to explain a greater proportion of variance in SIB by addressing methodological/theoretical limitations in previous research using a sample of 2341 youth with ASD. The model comprised of predictors identified by the prior study continued to explain only a small proportion of variance in the SIB score (R (2) = .13). Revisions to the model failed to substantially improve model fit. Results suggest that psychological, cognitive, and behavioral factors alone do not adequately explain common measures of SIB and highlight the need for further research.
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. jrdempse@texaschildrens.org.|Autism Center, Texas Children's Hospital, 8080 N Stadium Drive Ste. 180, Houston, TX, 77054, USA. jrdempse@texaschildrens.org.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Allison G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.affiliation: Dan L Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guffey
authors.affiliation: Dan L Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Minard
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.|Autism Center, Texas Children's Hospital, 8080 N Stadium Drive Ste. 180, Houston, TX, 77054, USA.
authors.forename: Robin P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Goin-Kochel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Repetitive behavior; Self-injurious behaviors