Translation and validation of Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) in Lithuanian, a pilot study

Abstract

Objectives Parent of children (aged 6-15 years) with ASD (n = 33) and typical development (n = 57) completed the translated version of SRS-2. Methods Psychiatric disorders were identified according ICD-10-AM criteria by child psychiatrist. Reliability was assessed by calculating internal consistency (Cronbach’s alphas). The Mann-Whitney test was used to specify the hypothesis for the difference between means. The differences were statistically significant if p<0.05. Results We assessed reliability by estimating internal consistency of the SRS in our total sample (N = 90). Internal consistency for the SRS total scale was a = .85. Cronbach’s alphas for the subscales were from 0.16 to 0.83 (table 2). Correlation of the SSR-2 total score with the CBCL total problems was significant (p<0.001) r = 0.86 in n = 90. In normative sample (n = 57) r = 0.52 (p<0.001), in ASD sample r = 0.51 (p-0.001) in n = 33. Conclusions Results of the current study indicate that the Lithuanian version of the parent rated SRS can be a valuable tool for ASD screening to indicate which children require more comprehensive assessment, especially to indicate restricted interests and repetitive behaviour and social communication problems in children with ASD.