Psychometric features of Turkish version of autism-spectrum quotient

Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-260

  Köse, Sezen ^a   Bora, Emre ^b   Erermiş, Serpil ^c   Aydin, Cahide ^c  

^a Erenkoy Psychiatry and Neurology Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AQ; Autism spectrum quotient; Broad autism phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 78649713813     PISSN: 13026631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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