ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Autism
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1550823
Localization of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Knowledge Scale Professional Version (ASKSP-R) in Western Cities of China
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control,Ministry of Education,Guizhou Medical University., Guiyang, China
- 2Guizhou nursing vocational college, Guiyang, Qatar
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PURPOSE: This study aimed to translate, revise, and validate the Autism Spectrum Knowledge Scale for Professional Version-Revised (ASKSP-R), used to assess the knowledge of professionals involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) care and services, such as such as clinicians, educators, and therapist, in the Chinese context. METHODS: The Chinese version of ASKSP-R demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.885) and strong structural validity (KMO = 0.888, RMSEA = 0.059). CFA supported a multidimensional structure, with acceptable fit indices (e.g., IFI = 0.88). IRT analysis showed suitable difficulty (-3 to +3) and discrimination (>0.5) parameters for all items. CONCLUSION: The revised ASKSP-R scale exhibited robust psychometric properties, and it can help assess the relevant knowledge of clinicians, educators, therapists, and other ASDrelated professionals, enabling appropriate interventions based on assessment results, promoting targeted training and education, and increasing the rate of early diagnosis and intervention for ASD.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, knowledge, Autism Spectrum Knowledge Scale for Professional Version-Revised scale, Chinese, Professional population
Received: 06 Jan 2025; Accepted: 13 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Hong, Zhao, Hou, Hong and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yang Hong, School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control,Ministry of Education,Guizhou Medical University., Guiyang, China
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