About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 |
| Subscales | Empathising; Systemising |
| Description | The EQ/SQ is a 55 likert-type item parent-report questionnaire measuring a child's tendency towards both empathising and systemising. |
| Example | My child likes to look after other people |
| Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon_Baron-Cohen/publication/26298479_The_Children's_Empathy_Quotient_and_Systemizing_Quotient_Sex_Differences_in_Typical_Development_and_in_Autism_Spectrum_Conditions/links/00b7d5140af2f137e2000000.pdf |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 55 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Parent |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 4-11 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .78-.93 |
| Test retest | 6 months, r= [.84,.86] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Auyeung, B., et al. (2009). The children’s empathy quotient and systemizing quotient: Sex differences in typical development and in autism spectrum conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39(11), 1509-1521. doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0772-x Wakabayashi, A. (2013). Individual differences in empathizing and systemizing in Japanese children: Psychometric properties of the children's versions of the Empathy Quotient (EQ) and Systemizing Quotient (SQ). Japanese Psychological Research, 55(1), 12-19. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5884.2012.00537.x |