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

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Long ^a   Sun, Yaoting ^a   Chen, Fangfang ^a   Wu, De ^a   Tang, Jiulai ^a   Han, Xiaopeng ^b   Ye, Jianguo ^a   Wang, Kai ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Autism spectrum quotient; Broader autism phenotype; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychometric properties; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDARIN (LANGUAGE); OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977521617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0915-5     Document Type: Article

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