title: Establishing a Scale for Assessing the Social Validity of Skill Building Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Scale of Treatment Perceptions (STP), a measure of treatment acceptability targeting skill-building interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This scale utilizes a strength-based approach to intervention assessment, and was established by modifying the Behavior Intervention Rating Scale (Elliott and Von Brock Treuting in J School Psychol 29(1):43-51, 1991. doi: 10.1016/0022-4405(91)90014-I ) and the Treatment Evaluation Inventory (Kazdin in J Appl Behav Anal 13(2):259-273, 1980. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1980.13-259 ) to be appropriate for assessing multiple dimensions of acceptability across skill-building ASD treatments. Overall, the STP demonstrated good psychometric properties: the scale had appropriate internal consistency, demonstrated a stable three-factor structure that was invariant across samples, and discriminated among different skill-building treatments for ASD. This has important implications for dissemination, as perceived acceptability of a treatment relates to treatment utilization and adherence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Psychology Bldg., 316 Physics Rd Room 69F, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. bergerna@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Natalie I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Psychology Bldg., 316 Physics Rd Room 69F, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manston
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Psychology Bldg., 316 Physics Rd Room 69F, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ingersoll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000067290:Behavior Rating Scale / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D066107:Social Skills; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autism; Psychometrics; Social validity; Treatment acceptability