The empathy quotient: an investigation of adults with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism, and normal sex differences
By: Baron-Cohen, Simon.
Contributor(s): Wheelwright, Sally.
Series: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 34 (2) 2004: 163-175.Publisher: 2004Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): AUTISM
| ASPERGER SYNDROME | EMOTIONS | EMPATHY | GENDERSummary: Reviews psychological theories of empathy and its measurement suggesting that while it is an essential part of normal social functioning there are few instruments for measuring individual differences in this domain. Reports on a new self-report questionnaire, the Empathy Quotient (EQ) for use with adults with normal intelligence. Results reveal both a gender difference in empathy with women scoring higher than men and an empathy deficit in Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism.
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Reviews psychological theories of empathy and its measurement suggesting that while it is an essential part of normal social functioning there are few instruments for measuring individual differences in this domain. Reports on a new self-report questionnaire, the Empathy Quotient (EQ) for use with adults with normal intelligence. Results reveal both a gender difference in empathy with women scoring higher than men and an empathy deficit in Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism.
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