TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bierlich, Afton M.
AU  - Bloch, Carola
AU  - Spyra, Timo
AU  - Lanz, Christian
AU  - Falter-Wagner, Christine M.
AU  - Vogeley, Kai
TI  - An evaluation of the German version of the Sensory Perception Quotient from an expert by experience perspective
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
VL  - 15
SN  - 1664-1078
CY  - Lausanne
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
M1  - FZJ-2024-03597
SP  - 1252277
PY  - 2024
N1  - The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: AB, CB, and CF-W were supported by the German Research Foundation [DFG; grant number 876/3-1, FA 876/5-1]. KV was supported by the EC, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, FET Proactive [Project VIRTUALTIMES; Grant agreement ID: 824128], by the German Research Foundation [CRC1252 Prominence in Language], by the German Ministry of Research and Education [Project SIMSUB, grant ID 01GP2215].
AB  - Sensory processing is often altered in individuals with autism; thus, it is essential to develop reliable measurement tools to assess sensory perception. The Sensory Perception Quotient (SPQ) quantifies basic sensory sensitivities in adults via self-report. Adopting an expert by experience perspective, this study aimed to evaluate a German translation of the SPQ for its use in clinical and research applications, especially for autistic adults. 108 adults (n = 54 autistic) completed the German SPQ in an online assessment. A 92-item and a 35-item version of the German SPQ were analyzed for group differences and internal consistency. Our results show that adults with autism reported greater sensory sensitivity compared to non-autistic adults. Results further suggest good to excellent internal consistency for the 95-item and 35-item SPQ translations. This finding was supported by the correlative relationship between sensory sensitivity and autistic traits. These findings confirm the reliability of our SPQ translation, making it a suitable German assessment tool for basic sensory sensitivity in autistic adults.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - 38487661
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001184814700001
DO  - DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1252277
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1027031
ER  -