Publications by authors named "R J Musci"
Purpose: Our goals were to: 1) examine the occurrence of behavioral and emotional symptoms in children on the autism spectrum in a large national sample, stratifying by sex, and 2) evaluate whether children with increased autism-related social communication deficits also experience more behavioral and emotional problems.
Methods: Participants (n = 7,998) were from 37 cohorts from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Cross-sectional information on demographic factors, parent-report of an ASD diagnosis by clinician, Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores, and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores were obtained for children aged 2.
Retention of early career teachers is a critical issue in education, with burnout and self-efficacy serving as important precursors to teachers leaving the field. An integration of the PAX Good Behavior Game (GBG; Barrish et al., 1969) and MyTeachingPartner (MTP; Allen et al.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Although many women experience obsessive-compulsive symptoms during the perinatal period, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) has not yet been psychometrically evaluated in this population. This study examined the internal consistency, convergent and divergent validity, and factor structure of the YBOCS among pregnant women.
Methods: 256 Women who were 20 to 24 weeks pregnant completed the clinician-administered YBOCS and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) along with a series of self-report questionnaires including the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) and Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R).
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the high prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among pregnant and postpartum women and emphasizes the importance of efficient screening tools for early detection in perinatal care.
- Researchers evaluated the 4-item Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI-4) for its reliability, validity, and diagnostic sensitivity through assessments at various stages of pregnancy and postpartum.
- Results indicate that the OCI-4 is a reliable and effective screening tool for identifying OCD symptoms in perinatal women, with a specific score of 3 providing optimal sensitivity and specificity for detection.
Objective: The overwhelming majority of teenage driving research in the US is framed around characteristics associated with risk, rather than factors that promote safety. In this study, we examine the role of purpose in life and mindfulness as two factors that may be associated with safer driving behaviors.
Methods: Using survey responses from a nationally representative sample of teenagers (aged 16-19) we used structural equation modeling to construct three latent variables - sense of purpose, mindfulness, and risky driving-and evaluate the associations between these latent variables among teenage drivers.