Content of the questionnaire
Target audience | Adolescents |
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Application | Systemizing is defined as the drive to analyse, understand, predict, control and construct rule-based systems. High scores on SQ are typically related to ASC traits. |
Composition | The SQ Adolescent contains 55 statements with four answer options, varying from ‘definitely agree’ to ‘definitely disagree’ |
Scoring | Scores are calculated by adding up items. Higher scores indicate more symptoms. Scores can range between 0-110. Higher scores indicate higher tendency to systemize. |
Psychometric properties
General | Research has shown a (slight) negative correlation with empathy quotient. |
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Literature and copyright
Baron-Cohen, S., Richler, J., Bisarya, D., Gurunathan, N., & Wheelwright, S. (2003). The systemizing quotient: an investigation of adults with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism, and normal sex differences. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 358(1430), 361–374.
© Wheelwright, S. & Baron-Cohen, S. et al. (2006)
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