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Examining criterion-oriented validity of the Repetitive Behavior Scales for Early Childhood (RBS-EC) and the Video-Referenced Rating of Reciprocal Social Behavior (vrRSB)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2019

Carolyn Lasch ,
Jason J. Wolff Open the ORCID record for Jason J. Wolff [Opens in a new window]  and
Jed T. Elison Open the ORCID record for Jed T. Elison [Opens in a new window]
Carolyn Lasch
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Jason J. Wolff
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Jed T. Elison*
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Author for Correspondence: Jed T. Elison, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, 51 E. River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN55455. E-mail: jtelison@umn.edu.
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Abstract

Improved characterization of quantitative traits and dimensionally distributed complex behaviors during toddlerhood may improve early identification of autism spectrum disorder and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Parents of 205 community-ascertained toddlers (age: mean = 20.2, SD = 2.6 months) completed the Repetitive Behavior Scales for Early Childhood (RBS-EC) and the Video-Referenced Rating of Reciprocal Social Behavior (vrRSB), with longitudinal follow-up of behavioral assessments and/or another round of parent-report questionnaires. Criterion validity was examined both concurrently and longitudinally using the Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) as a criterion anchor. Reciprocal social behavior as measured by the vrRSB was significantly associated with social competence as measured by the ITSEA, longitudinally and concurrently. Reciprocal social behavior was not associated with the externalizing subscale on the ITSEA, providing evidence of discriminant validity. Higher-order repetitive behaviors (restricted interests; rituals and routines) as measured by RBS-EC subscales were associated with the dysregulation and internalizing subscales of the ITSEA, longitudinally and concurrently. All RBS-EC subscales (excepting repetitive motor) were associated concurrently and longitudinally with the dysregulation subscale of the ITSEA. We report evidence of criterion-oriented and discriminant validity for the constructs/domains captured by the RBS-EC and vrRSB. These instruments may be particularly useful in characterizing dimensional variability across the typical-to-atypical continuum.

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autismcriterion validityRBS-ECreciprocal social behaviorrepetitive behaviorvrRSB
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , August 2020 , pp. 779 - 789
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