title: Preliminary Validation of the PROMIS Parent-Proxy Peer Relationships Measure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A DBPNet Study.
abstract: To evaluate the content and construct validity of the existing PROMIS Pediatric Parent-Proxy Peer Relationships Measure in 5- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  
  
  
  Parents of 121 children aged 5 to 12 years who met DSM-IV criteria for ASD completed the Peer Relationships Measure using computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Parents also completed the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) and a demographic form. Intelligence quotient test results were extracted from clinical or research records. Five parents participated in semi-structured interviews about their child's peer relationships and the item content on the Peer Relationships Measure.
  
  
  
  The children in the sample were primarily male (87%). The sample was racially and ethnically diverse, and parents were predominantly highly educated. The mean T-score (SD) on the Peer Relationships Measure was 36 (8), with a range from 15 to 62. For 98% of subjects, the CAT required administration of 5 items to reach a standard error of measurement of less than 4 T-score units. The Peer Relationships Measure demonstrated a large correlation with the SRS-2 (r = -0.60, p < .0001). In semi-structured interviews, parents reported that the items on the Peer Relationships Measure were relevant to the peer relationships of their child with ASD, but they reported a few challenges related to variability in their children's peer relationships over time and to somewhat limited knowledge of relationships in school.
  
  
  
  The PROMIS Pediatric Parent-Proxy Peer Relationships Measure may be an efficient, precise, and valid measure of peer relationships for 5- to 12-year-old children with ASD.
authors: *Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; †Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; ‡Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY; §Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; ‖Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Marisa
authors: M
authors: Toomey
authors: Justin
authors: J
authors: Schwartz
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Laverdiere
authors: Carole A
authors: CA
authors: Tucker
authors: Katherine
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authors: Bevans
authors: Christopher B
authors: CB
authors: Forrest
authors: Nathan J
authors: NJ
authors: Blum
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results