Clinical Research Centre, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZH, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Nov;47(11):3418-3430. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3244-8.
Impaired motor cognition may underpin empathy problems in autism. The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ), designed to examine individual differences in motor cognition, was completed fully by 1391 adults, of whom 326 reported a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (ASC). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3 factor model. The AFQ total and 'feelings' subscale scores correlated highly with the EQ and ROC curves were similar. Our findings suggest that individual differences in empathic traits are heavily accounted for by variance in mechanisms that serve sensorimotor learning (motor cognition) in relation to emotional states. The AFQ is a self-report tool that provides a valid indicator of autism status in adult populations.
运动认知障碍可能是自闭症患者同理心问题的根源。设计用于检查运动认知个体差异的动作和感觉问卷（AFQ）由 1391 名成年人完整填写，其中 326 人报告了自闭症谱系条件（ASC）的诊断。验证性因素分析支持三因素模型。AFQ 总分和“感觉”分量表得分与 EQ 高度相关，ROC 曲线相似。我们的研究结果表明，同理心特质的个体差异主要归因于与情绪状态相关的感觉运动学习（运动认知）机制的差异。AFQ 是一种自我报告工具，可在成年人群中有效指示自闭症状态。
