Empathy Quotient.
EQ
Empathy (cognitive + affective + social-skill) as a single broad construct; sometimes factored into cognitive empathy, emotional reactivity, social skills
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 60 (40 empathy items + 20 filler); EQ-Short = 22. 4-pt forced choice (strongly agree - strongly disagree), scored 0/1/2 (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages (ES, FR, DE, IT, JA, ZH, AR, etc.); widely used in autism research worldwide
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Baron-Cohen, S., & Wheelwright, S. (2004). The Empathy Quotient. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JADD.0000022607.19833.00
Measures you can take in emotional and social intelligence
These are measures in the same field, which you can take here. This entry does not describe them.
Also catalogued under
The same instrument filed in another domain of this catalogue.
- EQ - Empathy Quotient
60 (40 empathy + 20 filler). open with attribution.
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153 (full form, ~10 items/facet). open with attribution.
- TEIQue-SF - Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire - Short Form
30 (2 items per TEIQue facet). open with attribution.
- TSIS - Tromso Social Intelligence Scale
21 items. open with attribution.
- ACT - Affective Communication Test
13 items. open with attribution.
- AEQ - Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire
28 items. open with attribution.
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