The Autism-Spectrum Quotient in university students: Pattern of changes in its scores and associated factors
The Autism-Spectrum Quotient in university students: Pattern of changes in its scores and associated factors
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大学生自闭症谱系商数：其分数变化模式及相关因素
DOI：
10.1111/appy.12094
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Naoko Kumagai & Yasumasa Iwasaki
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作者：
Noriko Kitazoe;Shimpei Inoue;Yuji Izumoto;Naoko Kumagai & Yasumasa Iwasaki
IntroductionSupport to university students with autism spectrum disorders（ASD）is becoming increasingly important.为了确定自闭症谱系商数（AQ）对大学生ASD筛查的有效性，我们在大样本大学生中进行了AQ的纵向测量，并调查了AQ变化的可能性及其相关因素。在高知大学四个系的学生入学时测定了学生接受采访的意愿和接受采访的意愿，并在第二年再次测定了AQ。AQ和相关因素的变化进行了statistics.ResultsThe在初始调查的有效响应数为3427（87.2%）。UPI评分高的患者其AQ值明显高于正常人（F= 156.08，P < 0.001）。在入学时接受采访的486名学生中，有22名怀疑患有ASD。AQ诊断ASD的敏感性/特异性分别为81.8%/92.0%。共319个（11.0%）的学生对第二年的调查有反应，结果显示入学时AQ值高的学生其AQ值显著下降。讨论入学时测量的AQ与UPI评分相关，不分性别和科系;在第二次调查中，在入院时具有高AQ值的那些人的得分显著下降，这表明不稳定的精神状态可以导致AQ分数的暂时增加。
IntroductionSupport to university students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is becoming increasingly important. To determine the validity of the Autism‐Spectrum Quotient (AQ) for ASD screening of university students, we conducted longitudinal measurements of the AQ in a large sample of university students and investigated the possibility of changes in the AQ and associated factors.MethodsThe AQ, University Personality Inventory (UPI), and the willingness of the students to be interviewed were determined at admission in students from four departments of Kochi University; the AQ was determined again in the second year. Changes in the AQ and associated factors were analyzed statistically.ResultsThe number of valid responses in the initial survey was 3427 (87.2%). The AQ was significantly higher in the group with high UPI scores (F= 156.08,P< 0.001). Of the 486 students interviewed at admission, 22 had suspected ASD. The sensitivity/specificity of the AQ for ASD was 81.8%/92.0%. A total of 319 (11.0%) students responded to the second‐year survey, which revealed significant decrease of the AQ in the group with high AQ values at admission.DiscussionThe AQ measured at admission was correlated with the UPI score, regardless of the sex or department; in the second survey, the scores decreased significantly in those with high AQ values at admission, suggesting that an unstable mental state can produce a temporary increase of the AQ scores.