The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children. The sample included 353 primary school children aged 7-11 years. The children’s versions of the Empathy Quotient – EQ-C, Systemizing Quotient – SQ-C, and childre...
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| author | Janković-Nikolić Marina Glumbić Nenad Mentus-Kandić Tatjana Teovanović Predrag |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children. The sample included 353 primary school children aged 7-11 years. The children’s versions of the Empathy Quotient – EQ-C, Systemizing Quotient – SQ-C, and children’s version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient - AQ– C were used as primary outcome measures. Girls had higher empathy, while boys had higher autistic traits. Empathy and systemizing were moderately positively correlated, but both were good predictors of autistic traits. The effect of sex on autistic traits was mediated by empathy as well as by the difference between systemizing and empathy. These results partially support assumptions of the Empathizing-Systemizing theory and the Hypersystemizing theory of autism, which should be further evaluated in a population with the autism spectrum disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8778bdf10b14c0497ddd31570ca88b22023-12-12T13:08:37ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57051451-92832023-01-0156443144910.2298/PSI211113023J0048-57052200023JThe relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school childrenJanković-Nikolić Marina0Glumbić Nenad1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2966-9280Mentus-Kandić Tatjana2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0853-3405Teovanović Predrag3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-6723University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, SerbiaThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children. The sample included 353 primary school children aged 7-11 years. The children’s versions of the Empathy Quotient – EQ-C, Systemizing Quotient – SQ-C, and children’s version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient - AQ– C were used as primary outcome measures. Girls had higher empathy, while boys had higher autistic traits. Empathy and systemizing were moderately positively correlated, but both were good predictors of autistic traits. The effect of sex on autistic traits was mediated by empathy as well as by the difference between systemizing and empathy. These results partially support assumptions of the Empathizing-Systemizing theory and the Hypersystemizing theory of autism, which should be further evaluated in a population with the autism spectrum disorder.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2023/0048-57052200023J.pdfempathizingsystemizinghypersystemizing theoryautism |
| spellingShingle | Janković-Nikolić Marina Glumbić Nenad Mentus-Kandić Tatjana Teovanović Predrag The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children Psihologija empathizing systemizing hypersystemizing theory autism |
| title | The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children |
| title_full | The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children |
| title_short | The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children |
| title_sort | relationship between sex empathy systemizing and autistic traits in primary school children |
| topic | empathizing systemizing hypersystemizing theory autism |
| url | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2023/0048-57052200023J.pdf |
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