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Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version

Introduction: The Malay autism spectrum quotient, children’s version (AQ-Child) is a translated and reduced version of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening instrument. The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the translated Malay version of the questionnaire. Methods...

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Main Authors: Shazia Iqbal Hashmi, Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang, Agnes Sombuling, Nurul Hudani Md Nawi, Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad
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Published: UniversitI Sains Malaysia 2021
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RJ499-507 Mental disorders. Child psychiatry
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/1/Psychometric%20Properties%20and%20Factor%20Structure%20of%20the%20Malay%20Autism%20Spectrum%20Quotient.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8715883/
https://doi.org/10.21315%2Fmjms2021.28.6.11
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spelling my.ums.eprints.329062022-06-21T01:34:00Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/ Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version Shazia Iqbal Hashmi Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang Agnes Sombuling Nurul Hudani Md Nawi Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad RJ499-507 Mental disorders. Child psychiatry Introduction: The Malay autism spectrum quotient, children’s version (AQ-Child) is a translated and reduced version of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening instrument. The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the translated Malay version of the questionnaire. Methods: The instrument is a 41-item Likert scale form parental questionnaire designed to screen ASD among children aged 6 years old–12 years old. It was filled out by the parents of 700 children (children with ASD = 47; typically developing children = 653) who were contacted through five special education schools and seven mainstream primary schools. Results: Findings showed that Malay AQ-Child has an internal consistency of 0.82 as a whole scale for 41-items. Receiver operator characteristic analysis showed that the cut score of 63 for the translated, reduced version of the AQ-Child with 41 items had 99% area (95% confidence interval [CI]) under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and sensitivity and specificity of 93% and 99%, respectively. As for factor structure, principal component analysis (PCA) showed good loading values for most of the items in the instrument. Conclusion: The translated version of the Malay AQ-Child for screening ASD can further facilitate the process of surveillance and early intervention for children who need it. UniversitI Sains Malaysia 2021-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/1/Psychometric%20Properties%20and%20Factor%20Structure%20of%20the%20Malay%20Autism%20Spectrum%20Quotient.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/2/Psychometric%20Properties%20and%20Factor%20Structure%20of%20the%20Malay%20Autism%20Spectrum%20Quotient1.pdf Shazia Iqbal Hashmi and Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang and Agnes Sombuling and Nurul Hudani Md Nawi and Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad (2021) Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version. The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 28. pp. 108-120. ISSN 1394-195X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8715883/ https://doi.org/10.21315%2Fmjms2021.28.6.11
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topic RJ499-507 Mental disorders. Child psychiatry
spellingShingle RJ499-507 Mental disorders. Child psychiatry
Shazia Iqbal Hashmi
Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang
Agnes Sombuling
Nurul Hudani Md Nawi
Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad
Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
description Introduction: The Malay autism spectrum quotient, children’s version (AQ-Child) is a translated and reduced version of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening instrument. The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the translated Malay version of the questionnaire. Methods: The instrument is a 41-item Likert scale form parental questionnaire designed to screen ASD among children aged 6 years old–12 years old. It was filled out by the parents of 700 children (children with ASD = 47; typically developing children = 653) who were contacted through five special education schools and seven mainstream primary schools. Results: Findings showed that Malay AQ-Child has an internal consistency of 0.82 as a whole scale for 41-items. Receiver operator characteristic analysis showed that the cut score of 63 for the translated, reduced version of the AQ-Child with 41 items had 99% area (95% confidence interval [CI]) under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and sensitivity and specificity of 93% and 99%, respectively. As for factor structure, principal component analysis (PCA) showed good loading values for most of the items in the instrument. Conclusion: The translated version of the Malay AQ-Child for screening ASD can further facilitate the process of surveillance and early intervention for children who need it.
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author Shazia Iqbal Hashmi
Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang
Agnes Sombuling
Nurul Hudani Md Nawi
Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad
author_facet Shazia Iqbal Hashmi
Getrude Cosmas Ah Gang
Agnes Sombuling
Nurul Hudani Md Nawi
Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad
author_sort Shazia Iqbal Hashmi
title Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
title_short Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
title_full Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
title_fullStr Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Malay Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version
title_sort psychometric properties and factor structure of the malay autism spectrum quotient: children’s version
publisher UniversitI Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/1/Psychometric%20Properties%20and%20Factor%20Structure%20of%20the%20Malay%20Autism%20Spectrum%20Quotient.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/2/Psychometric%20Properties%20and%20Factor%20Structure%20of%20the%20Malay%20Autism%20Spectrum%20Quotient1.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8715883/
https://doi.org/10.21315%2Fmjms2021.28.6.11
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