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Masters Thesis | Dental Science | India | Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023 | Rating: 5.8 / 10
Validity and Reliability of Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in West Bengal, India
Abhisikta Ghosh, Arkya Pratim Chakraborty, Pritha Pramanick, Shabnam Zahir
Abstract: Aim: The study aimed to access the validity and reliability of Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale in Indian setting among Bengali population in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in various special schools in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted at the Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research and several special schools in Kolkata. The Original Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale (2016) questionnaire was used as the assessment tool. The questionnaire was translated from English to Bengali and English to Hindi, with multiple stages of validation involving bilingual teachers, language experts, and collaboration with social and psychiatric professionals. The final Bengali and Hindi versions were employed to gather data from 22 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in various special schools in Kolkata. Two investigators independently used the scale, and statistical methods were applied to assess content validity, inter-observer reliability (ICC), and Cronbach?s alpha. Results: The Content Validity Ratio (CVR) ranged from 0.8 to 1, indicating acceptable validity. Inter-observer reliability (ICC) was 0.6 to 0.9, and Cronbach?s alpha was 0.767, signifying good validity and reliability for the Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale. Conclusion: Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale (2016), is very simple and valid scale which can be used with respect to the Bengali population as the finding support the psychometric properties of questionnaire.
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, Social Validity and Maintenance Rating Scale, Validity, Reliability
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023,
Pages: 2060 - 2066