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Table 3 Test–retest reliability and internal consistency of the AQ

From: Psychometric properties of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient in both clinical and non-clinical samples: Chinese version for mainland China

 

Test–retest reliability

Internal consistency

 

1st [M (SD)]a

2nd [M (SD)]a

t a

p a

Cronbach α a

Total

109.4 (8.75)/105.4 (9.55)

109.6 (8.12)/106.2 (8.54)

−0.20/-0.79

0.845/0.432

0.817/0.806

Social skills

23.3 (4.48)/21.7 (4.16)

23.4 (4.06)/21.7 (3.63)

−0.27/-0.15

0.784/0.883

0.743/0.760

Attention switching

24.1 (2.93)/23.4 (2.98)

23.7 (2.51)/23.2 (2.56)

1.15/0.70

0.250/0.485

0.640/0.657

Attention to detail

22.5 (4.00)/21.9 (4.19)

22.6 (3.71)/22.0 (3.75)

−0.18/-0.26

0.857/0.792

0.673/0.694

Communication

20.1 (3.51)/19.4 (3.47)

20.4 (3.30)/19.8 (3.05)

−0.39/-1.36

0.696/0.174

0.765/0.756

Imagination

19.3 (3.01)/19.1 (3.38)

19.5 (2.87)/19.4 (3.22)

−0.54/-0.91

0.588/0.366

0.622/0.619

  1. AQ autism-spectrum quotient
  2. aThe former is the result from ASD parents (n = 176). The latter is the result from TDC parents (n = 182)
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