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ERIC Number: EJ1343849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
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Language Matters: The Autism-Spectrum Quotient in English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia
Chee, Zhong Jian; de Vries, Marieke
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n9 p3814-3824 Sep 2022
The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) measures autistic traits and has been studied in different countries, sometimes with the English version, and sometimes with translated versions. However, the language of the questionnaire might influence non-native English speakers' answering tendency. In the current study we compared the responses on the AQ of multilingual Malaysians (96 participants filled out the AQ in English and Mandarin, and 79 participants filled out English and Bahasa Malaysia). Participants scored higher on the English AQ compared to the Mandarin AQ, whereas there was no difference between the English and Bahasa Malaysia AQ score. Analysis of the response style suggests the same person might display discrepant response styles in different languages, which seems to be related to language proficiency.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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