Validation of the English version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient in an English-speaking Singaporean sample.

ABSTRACT: The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) measures the degree of autistic traits in clinical and non-clinical samples and has been validated in various countries and languages. However, the AQ has not been validated in Singapore, an Asian country whose population speaks predominantly English. Although previous validation studies have examined the distribution of scores, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and construct, convergent and discriminant validities in Asian countries using translated versions of the AQ and generally shown a suitable structure of the AQ, other studies testing cultural differences of the AQ have provided inconsistent results about whether differences exist in scores between Western and Asian samples. Additionally, while prior literature has consistently documente

SUBMITTER: Tan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538708 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature