Development of the Stanford Social Dimensions Scale: initial validation in autism spectrum disorder and in neurotypicals

Table 4 Convergent and divergent validity of the Stanford Social Dimensions Scale

	CA	VIQ¹	NVIQ¹	CBCL Int²	CBCL Ext²	CBCL DP²	SRS-2 SCI Raw	SRS-2 SCI T	SRS-2 RRB Raw	SRS-2 RRB T	SRS-2 Total Raw	SRS-2 Total T
Social Motivation	.08	.38**	.40**	− .24**	− .03	− .07	− .61**	− .30**	− .34**	− .35**	− .57**	− .51**
Social Affiliation	.03	.39**	.41**	− .19**	− .08	− .10	− .47**	− .21**	− .27**	− .29**	− .45**	− .40**
Expressive Social Communication	− .03	.12	.10	− .36**	− .23**	− .27**	− .46**	− .22**	− .28**	− .29**	− .44**	− .43**
Social Recognition	.18*	.39**	.34**	− .13	− .10	− .05	− .49**	− .27**	− .25*	− .28**	− .46**	− .40**
Unusual Approach	− .05	.18	.24*	− .21**	− .20*	− .26**	− .43**	− .26**	− .51**	− .49**	− .47**	− .47**

*p < .05
**p < .01
¹Data available for N = 79 individuals
²Data available for N = 156 individuals
CA Chronological Age, CBCL Child Behavior Checklist, DP dysregulated profile, Ext externalizing, Int internalizing, NVIQ non-verbal IQ, RRB restricted/repetitive behavior, SCI social communication/interaction, SRS-2 Social Responsiveness Scale, VIQ verbal IQ

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