Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory
Fan Meng,1 Bin Xuan1,2 1School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bin Xuan, Email xuanbin@ahnu.edu.cnBa...
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| description | Fan Meng,1 Bin Xuan1,2 1School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bin Xuan, Email xuanbin@ahnu.edu.cnBackground: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI) was an appropriate assessment tool that included all the principal dimensions related to autism defined in DSM-5 for the general population. However, its validity and reliability in the general Chinese population still need to be examined.Purpose: We revised the inventory and estimated the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the CATI among 2232 general undergraduates.Methods: The Chinese version of the CATI (CATI-C) was administered to 2259 undergraduates using the online Questionnaires Star electronic system. Internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance across gender were calculated. In order to determine the diagnostic accuracy and optimal cut-off score of the CATI-C, an analysis using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) was performed.Results: The CATI-C includes 35 items of two factors and six dimensions. CFA demonstrated that the fit index of the structure of the scale was good (Satorra-Bentler chi-square/degrees of freedom [S-Bχ2 /df] = 2.406, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual [SRMR] = 0.038, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA] = 0.037, Comparative Fit Index [CFI] = 0.929, Tucker-Lewis Index [TLI] = 0.917). The convergent validity examined based on the Autism Spectrum Quotient total score was satisfactory (r = 0.54). The internal consistency reliability of social factor, non-social factor, and total scores were 0.87, 0.85, and 0.90. The test-retest reliability was 0.80. A cut-off score of 115 provided optimal sensitivity and specificity for the CATI-C (sensitivity = 0.926, specificity = 0.781, and Youden’s index = 0.707).Conclusion: The CATI-C has satisfactory reliability and validity in measuring autistic traits. It showed a good model fit for social and non-social second-order bifactors and measurement invariance across gender.Keywords: comprehensive autistic trait inventory, psychometrics, measurement invariance |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4ed4d88638640a3baf54f207fc4c2812023-07-02T19:49:17ZengDove Medical PressPsychology Research and Behavior Management1179-15782023-06-01Volume 162213222384483Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait InventoryMeng FXuan BFan Meng,1 Bin Xuan1,2 1School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bin Xuan, Email xuanbin@ahnu.edu.cnBackground: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI) was an appropriate assessment tool that included all the principal dimensions related to autism defined in DSM-5 for the general population. However, its validity and reliability in the general Chinese population still need to be examined.Purpose: We revised the inventory and estimated the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the CATI among 2232 general undergraduates.Methods: The Chinese version of the CATI (CATI-C) was administered to 2259 undergraduates using the online Questionnaires Star electronic system. Internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance across gender were calculated. In order to determine the diagnostic accuracy and optimal cut-off score of the CATI-C, an analysis using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) was performed.Results: The CATI-C includes 35 items of two factors and six dimensions. CFA demonstrated that the fit index of the structure of the scale was good (Satorra-Bentler chi-square/degrees of freedom [S-Bχ2 /df] = 2.406, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual [SRMR] = 0.038, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA] = 0.037, Comparative Fit Index [CFI] = 0.929, Tucker-Lewis Index [TLI] = 0.917). The convergent validity examined based on the Autism Spectrum Quotient total score was satisfactory (r = 0.54). The internal consistency reliability of social factor, non-social factor, and total scores were 0.87, 0.85, and 0.90. The test-retest reliability was 0.80. A cut-off score of 115 provided optimal sensitivity and specificity for the CATI-C (sensitivity = 0.926, specificity = 0.781, and Youden’s index = 0.707).Conclusion: The CATI-C has satisfactory reliability and validity in measuring autistic traits. It showed a good model fit for social and non-social second-order bifactors and measurement invariance across gender.Keywords: comprehensive autistic trait inventory, psychometrics, measurement invariancehttps://www.dovepress.com/psychometric-properties-of-the-chinese-version-of-the-comprehensive-au-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBMcomprehensive autistic trait inventorypsychometricsmeasurement invariance |
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| title | Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory |
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| title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the chinese version of the comprehensive autistic trait inventory |
| topic | comprehensive autistic trait inventory psychometrics measurement invariance |
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