The Children's Empathy Quotient and Systemizing Quotient: Sex Differences in Typical Development and in Autism Spectrum Conditions
The Children's Empathy Quotient and Systemizing Quotient: Sex Differences in Typical Development and in Autism Spectrum Conditions
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-009-0772-x
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Baron-Cohen, Simon
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作者：
Auyeung, Bonnie;Wheelwright, Sally;Baron-Cohen, Simon
开发并给予儿童同理心（EQ-C）和系统化商（SQ-C）的儿童版本，并给予n = 1,256名通常发育中的儿童的父母，年龄在4-11岁之间。两种措施均表现出良好的测试可靠性和高内部一致性。正如预测的那样，女生在EQ-C上的得分明显更高，而男孩在SQ-C上的得分明显更高。与典型的男孩相比，n = 265名自闭症谱系儿童（ASC）的进一步样本显着降低，而在SQ-C上得分明显更高。儿童的同理心和系统化表现出与成年人观察到的性别差异的相似模式。 ASC患有ASC的孩子倾向于“超级气候”的特征，而不论性别如何。
Children's versions of the Empathy Quotient (EQ-C) and Systemizing Quotient (SQ-C) were developed and administered to n = 1,256 parents of typically developing children, aged 4-11 years. Both measures showed good test-retest reliability and high internal consistency. As predicted, girls scored significantly higher on the EQ-C, and boys scored significantly higher on the SQ-C. A further sample of n = 265 children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) scored significantly lower on the EQ-C, and significantly higher on the SQ-C, compared to typical boys. Empathy and systemizing in children show similar patterns of sex differences to those observed in adults. Children with ASC tend towards a `hyper-masculinized' profile, irrespective of sex.