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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

Measurement invariance of the PROMIS emotional distress and subjective well-being domains among autistic and General Population adolescents.

Elizabeth A Kaplan-Kahn, Rachel M Benecke, Whitney Guthrie, Benjamin E Yerys, Laura Graham Holmes, Judith S Miller

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Elizabeth A Kaplan-KahnCenter for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. kaplankahe@chop.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-3247
Rachel M BeneckeCenter for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4456-0928
Whitney GuthrieCenter for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-1050
Benjamin E YerysCenter for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-0740
Laura Graham HolmesSilberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9928-6798
Judith S MillerCenter for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-0923

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Women's Committee Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Women's CommitteeMcMorris Family Foundation McMorris Family Foundation
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Abstract

purposeQuality of life (QoL) is identified as a clinical and research priority by the autistic community. Researchers have the responsibility to ensure that instruments used to measure QoL do so reliably and accurately among autistic participants.

methodsOur study evaluated measurement invariance of Emotional Distress (Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Psychological Stress) and Subjective Well-Being (Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, and Meaning & Purpose) scales of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) among groups of autistic (N=140, n per scale=132-140) and general population (N=1,224, n per scale=406-411) teenagers (14-17 years). These scales were included in the PROMIS Autism Battery-Lifespan, which uses PROMIS scales to measure QoL domains most relevant for autistic people.

resultsMulti-group confirmatory factor analyses using permutation tests demonstrated that Depression and Positive Affect scales exhibited scalar invariance between groups, indicating that scores can be meaningfully compared across autistic and general population teens. Anger and Psychological Stress scales demonstrated metric invariance between groups, indicating that these scales measure the same latent trait in both groups, but group comparisons are not supported.

conclusionWe provide guidance as to how these scales can be used in psychometrically supported ways to capture constructs relevant for understanding QoL among autistic teens.

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Autistic DisorderPsychological DistressPsychometricsQuality of LifeAdolescentDepressionFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMalePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPersonal SatisfactionStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescenceAutismMeasurement invariancePatient-reported outcomesPROMISSelf-report

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PMCPMC11541282

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