Refinement of the Children’s Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ): An Instrument that Describes the Diverse Problems Seen in Milder Forms of PDD

Abstract

The objective of this study was to refine the Children's Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ), to reduce its length, and to verify its psychometric properties. The CSBQ is a questionnaire for parents or caregivers of children with PDD. The items describe a broad range of features that are typical of PDD, particularly in its milder forms. Based on conceptual judgment and factor analyses, the number of items was reduced from 96 to 49. Six subscales were constructed to allow a differentiated description of PDD problems. Estimates for internal, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability, and for convergent and divergent validity were good. Different clinical and control groups showed the hypothesized patterns in nature and degree of their problems.

PDD Symptoms in ADHD, an Independent Familial Trait?

“…CSBQ items are grouped in six subscales called "not optimally tuned to the social situation" (tuned; 11 items addressing emotional overreacting and stubbornness/disobedience), "reduced contact and social interest" (social; 12 items), "orientation problems in time, place, or activity" (orientation; 8 items), "difficulties in understanding of social information" (understanding; 7 items), "fear of and resistance to changes" (change; 3 items), and "stereotyped behavior" (stereotyped; 8 items). Estimates for internal, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability, and for convergent and divergent validity were good (Hartman et al 2006). The CSBQ appears to differentiate between autism and PDDNOS on the one hand, and PDDNOS and ADHD on the other (Geurts et al 2008, Hartman et al 2006.…”

“…Estimates for internal, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability, and for convergent and divergent validity were good (Hartman et al 2006). The CSBQ appears to differentiate between autism and PDDNOS on the one hand, and PDDNOS and ADHD on the other (Geurts et al 2008, Hartman et al 2006. Furthermore, to assess the content validity of the CSBQ, it has previously been compared to an autism screening instrument, the Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC; Krug 1980).…”

“…Most presently available PDD screening instruments are insufficient for assessing milder, more subtle PDD symptoms, as they are designed to screen for severe forms of PDD. Therefore, in the Dutch IMAGE sample the Children's Social Behavior Questionnaire (Hartman et al 2006) was used. The CSBQ is particularly suited to measure the continuous distribution of PDD traits in the population as well as in clinical groups other than PDD (Hartman et al 2006, Luteijn et al 2000.…”

Can Child Care Workers Contribute to the Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders? A Comparison Between Screening Instruments with Child Care Workers Versus Parents as Informants

“…Studies that compared different informants used the same screening instrument, for example the Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ; Echlers, Gillberg, & Wing, 1999) completed by parents and teachers (Matilla et al, 2009). Other studies compared screening instruments for ASD with diagnostic instruments, for example the SCQ or the Children's Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ; Hartman, Luteijn, Serra, & Minderaa, 2006) completed by parents versus Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS; Lord, Rutter, DiLavore, & Risi, 1999) and Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R; Rutter, Le Couteur, & Lord, 2003) administered by trained professionals (Corsello et al, 2007;de Bildt et al, 2009). The current study is the first to compare different autism specific screening instruments in a very young sample across different informants: parents versus child care workers.…”

Psychiatric Symptoms in Children With Gross Motor Problems

“…The CSBQ is a questionnaire for parents with six subscales to identify specific symptom patterns of ASD. Four of the six subscales refer to the core areas of deficit in ASD (Hartman, Luteijn, Serra, & Minderaa, 2006;Lord & Rutter, 1994). These (primary) subscales are (a) reduced social contact and social interest, (b) difficulties in understanding social information, (c) stereotyped behavior, and (d) fear of and resistance to changes.…”