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 |