The Construction and Validation of an Abridged Version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ-Short)

被引：363

作者：

Hoekstra, Rosa A. ^{[1
,5
]}

Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E. ^{[2
,3
]}

Wheelwright, Sally ^{[5
]}

Bartels, Meike ^{[2
]}

Boomsma, Dorret I. ^{[2
]}

Baron-Cohen, Simon ^{[5
]}

Posthuma, Danielle ^{[3
,4
]}

van der Sluis, Sophie ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Open Univ, Dept Life Sci, Fac Sci, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England

[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Biol Psychol, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[3] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Funct Genom, CNCR, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[4] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Dept Med Genom, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[5] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychiat, Autism Res Ctr, Cambridge, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2011年 / 41卷 / 05期

关键词：

Autism; Factor analysis; Validity; Reliability; Autism phenotype; Autism-spectrum quotient; TRAITS; RELIABILITY; POPULATION; VALIDITY;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-010-1073-0

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

This study reports on the development and validation of an abridged version of the 50-item Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), a self-report measure of autistic traits. We aimed to reduce the number of items whilst retaining high validity and a meaningful factor structure. The item reduction procedure was performed on data from 1,263 Dutch students and general population adults. The resulting 28-item AQ-Short was subsequently validated in 3 independent samples, both clinical and controls, from the Netherlands and the UK. The AQ-Short comprises two higher-order factors assessing 'social behavioral difficulties' and 'a fascination for numbers/patterns'. The clear factor structure of the AQ-Short and its high sensitivity and specificity make the AQ-Short a useful alternative to the full 50-item version.

引用

页码：589 / 596

页数：8

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