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Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS)

301 Shared Subjects

N/A
Clinical Assessments
Questionnaire
02/09/2015
coass01
12/27/2017
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Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY interviewyear
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month. adi_age
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
Query askquest Float Recommended Asking questions. The number of questions asked by the participant to engage the confederate in conversation
Query topchan Float Recommended Topic changes. The number of times a participant used a question or comment to attempt to change the topic of conversation
Query overinv Float Recommended Overall involvement. Degree to which the participant's verbal and nonverbal behaviors indicated interest in the conversation and the proportion of the conversational burden carried by the participant
Query overapp Float Recommended Overall quality of rapport. The level of comfort and the balance of conversational burden in the interaction
Query soanxg Float Recommended Social anxiety (global). Degree to which the participant's verbal and nonverbal behaviors were indicative of anxiety (e.g. fidgeting, vocal tremors, direct comments on anxiety)
Query kinesar Float Recommended Kinesic arousal. Intensity and frequency of body movement by the participant (e.g. foot tapping, leg shaking)
Query postur Float Recommended Posture. The degree of tension or relaxation in the participant's posture; eliminated due to low variance
Query vocexp Float Recommended Vocal expressiveness. Degree to which the participant varied his/her pitch, tone, and tempo
Query gestu Float Recommended Gestures. Frequency and quality of participant's gestures, including conventional, descriptive, and emotional/emphatic gestures
Query posaff Float Recommended Positive affect. Level of positive emotion indicated by the participant's facial expression and body languag
Query crs1 Integer Recommended The other person was interested in what I had to say. 1::7 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Disagree somewhat; 4 = Neutral/unsure; 5 = Agree somewhat; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly Agree
Query crs2 Integer Recommended This person was warm and friendly. 1::7 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Disagree somewhat; 4 = Neutral/unsure; 5 = Agree somewhat; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly Agree
Query crs3 Integer Recommended The conversation flowed smoothly. 1::7 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Disagree somewhat; 4 = Neutral/unsure; 5 = Agree somewhat; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly Agree
Query crs4 Integer Recommended The other person acted bored by our conversation. 1::7 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Disagree somewhat; 4 = Neutral/unsure; 5 = Agree somewhat; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly Agree
Query crs5 Integer Recommended The other person created a sense of distance between us. 1::7 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Disagree somewhat; 4 = Neutral/unsure; 5 = Agree somewhat; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly Agree
version_form String 121 Recommended Form used/assessment name
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