FQ
Friendship Quotient (FQ)
The Friendship Quotient (FQ) is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure an individual's ability to establish, maintain, and enjoy friendships. It is mainly used to screen for social difficulties in people with autism spectrum disorder, but it can also be used to assess social skills in the general population.
- Number of questions
- 35 questions
- Estimated duration
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Friendship Quotient
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Mandy D. Gray, Simon Baron-Cohen (2003)
- Category
- Autism spectrum
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated on a Likert-type scale. Responses are summed to obtain a total score. This score can be compared with established cutoffs to identify the presence of significant relational difficulties.
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