Data: Autism and Obssesive Compulsive Disorder

A correlation matrix with 17 variables in total (autsim: 9; OCD: 8). The sample size was 213.

Usage

data("asd_ocd")

Format

A correlation matrix including 17 variables. These data were measured on a 4 level likert scale.

Details

Autism:

• CI Circumscribed interests

• UP Unusual preoccupations

• RO Repetitive use of objects or interests in parts of objects

• CR Compulsions and/or rituals

• CI Unusual sensory interests

• SM Complex mannerisms or stereotyped body movements

• SU Stereotyped utterances/delayed echolalia

• NIL Neologisms and/or idiosyncratic language

• VR Verbal rituals

OCD

• CD Concern with things touched due to dirt/bacteria

• TB Thoughts of doing something bad around others

• CT Continual thoughts that do not go away

• HP Belief that someone/higher power put reoccurring thoughts in their head

• CW Continual washing

• CCh Continual checking CntCheck

• CC Continual counting/repeating

• RD Repeatedly do things until it feels good or just right

References

Jones, P. J., Ma, R., & McNally, R. J. (2019). Bridge centrality: A network approach to understanding comorbidity. Multivariate behavioral research, 1-15.

Ruzzano, L., Borsboom, D., & Geurts, H. M. (2015). Repetitive behaviors in autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder: New perspectives from a network analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(1), 192-202. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2204-9

Examples

data("asd_ocd")

# generate continuous
Y <- MASS::mvrnorm(n = 213,
                   mu = rep(0, 17),
                   Sigma = asd_ocd,
                   empirical = TRUE)