School of Psychology, The Cairnmillar Institute, 105/1011 Toorak Road, Camberwell, Melbourne, VIC, 3124, Australia.
Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Feb;49(2):468-480. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3713-8.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory and factor analysis (EFA) aimed to determine the optimum Autism Spectrum Quotient-Children (AQ-Child) model. Initial CFA of parent ratings of the AQ-Child for 404 clinic-referred children with ADHD, aged between 4 and 11 years, revealed mixed/moderate support for the implied AQ-Child five-factor model and the past statistically supported four-factor model (Auyeung et al., J Autism Dev Disord 38:1230-1240, 2008). Interestingly, EFA findings indicated most support for a four-factor model, with factors reflecting "mind-reading", "social skills", "attention to details", and "imagination". The items loading in these factors were different from those proposed originally for similar factors (Auyeung et al., J Autism Dev Disord 38:1230-1240, 2008). The factors in the model showed acceptable internal consistency-reliability and discriminant validity. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
验证性因子分析（CFA）和探索性因子分析（EFA）旨在确定最优的自闭症谱系商数儿童版（AQ-Child）模型。对 404 名患有注意力缺陷多动障碍的 4 至 11 岁临床就诊儿童的父母对 AQ-Child 的评定进行初始 CFA 分析，结果显示，隐含的 AQ-Child 五因素模型和过去统计学上支持的四因素模型得到了混合/中等程度的支持（Auyeung 等人，J Autism Dev Disord 38:1230-1240, 2008）。有趣的是，EFA 发现结果更支持四因素模型，这些因素反映了“读心术”、“社交技能”、“关注细节”和“想象力”。这些因素中的项目与最初为类似因素提出的项目不同（Auyeung 等人，J Autism Dev Disord 38:1230-1240, 2008）。该模型中的因素显示出可接受的内部一致性-可靠性和判别有效性。讨论了临床和研究意义。
