Behavior checklists have been utilized by psychologists since the early 1900's and continue to play integral roles in the screening and monitoring of behavior based disorders (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment - Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is one of the few widely used broad-based behavior rating scales that have excellent psychometric properties (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Recent research has focused on the CBCL's ability to screen for behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Bolte, Dickhunt, & Poustka., 1999; Duarte, Bordin, Oliveira, & Bird, 2003; Rescorla, 1988, Sikora, et al, 2008). A combination of increasing rates of ASD and the need for earlier identification has created an urgency to find broadband screening tools that identify accurately this group of individuals since ASD-specific screening tools are not readily available. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if patterns of normative strengths and weaknesses on the subscales of the CBCL are similar for individuals with ASD, nonASD controls, and those clinic-referred for behavior disorders. Profile analysis was used to compare the behaviors of (a) individuals with ASD to their normal controls, and (b) individuals with ASD to individuals clinic-referred for behavior difficulties. Results revealed that individuals with ASD displayed significantly higher scores on seven out of the eight CBCL subscales when compared to their nonASD controls. When compared to individuals clinic-referred for behavior difficulties, the ASD group displayed significantly higher scores on two of the CBCL areas. These findings support the use of the CBCL as a screening tool. Implications and conclusions are discussed and areas for future research are provided. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2009. / November 21, 2008. / Behavior Profiles, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist / Includes bibliographical references. / Briley E. Proctor, Professor Directing Dissertation; Amy M. Wetherby, Outside Committee Member; Frances E. Prevatt, Committee Member; Stephen A. Rollin, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_254315 |
| Contributors | Giovingo, Lauren Kathleen (authoraut), Proctor, Briley E. (professor directing dissertation), Wetherby, Amy M. (outside committee member), Prevatt, Frances E. (committee member), Rollin, Stephen A. (committee member), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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