Friendship Questionnaire (FQ)

The Friendship Questionnaire, designed bySimon Baron-Cohenby Sally Wheelwright, it

presented in the following publication:
. Baron-Cohen, S.; Wheelwright, S.The Friendship Questionnaire: An Investigation of
Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism, and Normal Sex
Differences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2003; 33(5):509–517

The questionnaire has been translated directly from its original source. Regarding gender,
when possible, neutral expressions such as "someone" or "some" have been chosen
"people". On other occasions, the masculine form has been chosen as generic.
thus avoiding the "o/a", "él/ella" formula that takes away so much naturalness from language and assuming
in the reader the elemental capacity for interpretation.

How to interpret the result?

Friendship is an important part of normal social functioning, despite the
There are very few instruments to measure individual differences in this field.
The Friendship Questionnaire, created for personal use by adults of normal intelligence,
characterizes those who obtain a high score as empathetic people and that
they cultivate their friendships; interested in people and enjoy interacting
with others without needing another motivation to do so.

The maximum score is 135, and the minimum is 0. Simon Baron-Cohen conducted two studies.
with the questionnaire, the first of them with 76 adults (27 men and 49 women) of the
general population (control group) and the second with 68 adults (51 men and 17 women)
affected by Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism, in order to
to verify the theory that autism is an extreme form of male brain.
experiments confirmed that women score better and that those affected
for autism spectrum disorders score significantly lower than the
men and women of the control group. Therefore, the Friendship Questionnaire reveals a
difference between sexes in friendship style in the general population and reaffirms the theory
of the extremely male brain of autism.

The following table shows the averages of the scores obtained by the
participants_in_the_two_studies_of_Simon_Baron-Cohen
Men Women
Control adults 70.3 90.0
Group with SA or AAF 53.2 59.8

Results

The questionnaire has 35 questions. Please answer them all.

Choose the phrase you identify with the most.

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I have one or two friends whom I consider my best friends.

I have several friends whom I would consider my best friends.

I don't have anyone I can consider my best friend.

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The most important thing about a friendship is having someone to trust.

The most important thing about a friendship is having someone to have fun with.

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If I had to choose, I would prefer to have a friend who liked to do the same things as me, rather than
had the same concept of life as I do.

If I had to choose, I would prefer to have a friend who had the same concept of life as I do, rather than
who would like to do the same things as me.

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I like to feel close to people.

I like to keep a certain distance from people.

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When I talk to friends on the phone, it is usually more to make plans than to chat.

When I talk to friends on the phone, it is usually more to chat than to arrange a meeting.

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I usually think first about an activity I want to do, and then I try to find someone to do it with.
 I usually meet up with someone first and then think of something we can do together.

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I prefer to meet with a friend to do a specific activity, for example, go to the movies or play golf.

I prefer to meet a friend to chat, for example in a bar or a café.

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If I moved to another area, I would make more effort to stay in touch with my old friends than to make new ones.

If I moved to another area, I would try harder to make new friends than to stay in touch with m.
friendships.

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My friends value me more as someone they can rely on than as someone they can have fun with.

My friends value me more as someone they can have fun with than as someone they can rely on.

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If a friend of mine had a problem, I would be more useful to him as a confidant than by providing practical solutions.

If a friend of mine had a problem, I would be more helpful by providing practical solutions than by being a confidant.

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If a friend of mine were having personal issues, I would wait for him to reach out to me.
to meddle.

If a friend of mine had personal problems, I would get in touch with him to talk about his issues.

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 When I have a personal problem, I think it's better for me to solve it on my own.

When I have a personal problem, I think it's better to share it with a friend.

When I have a personal problem, I think it is better to try to forget it.

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If I have to critique a friend, I prefer to approach the topic with delicacy.

If I have to criticize a friend, I prefer to tell them directly, without beating around the bush.

If I fought with a good friend of mine and thought it wasn't my fault...

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I would do whatever it takes to repair the relationship.

...I would be willing to take the first step to reconcile, as long as I saw that the intention is mutual.

…he would be willing to solve the problem as long as he took the first step.

...I could never go back to having the same friendship with him.

My ideal workspace would be...

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...in an office just for me and without receiving visitors during working hours.

...in an office just for me, receiving occasional visits during the workday.

...in a shared office with two or three more people.

...in an open space, without any type of separations.

Is it easy for you to talk about your feelings with your friends?

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Very easy

Quite easy

Not very easy

 Quite difficult

Very difficult

Do you find it easy to talk about your feelings with strangers?

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Very easy

Quite easy

Not very easy

Quite difficult

Very difficult

In terms of personality, how similar are you to your friends?

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I look very much like

I look quite a bit like

I don't look much like that.

I am very different

In terms of interests, how similar are you to your friends?

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I look very much like

I look quite a bit like

I don't look much like that.

I am very different

How much do you care about what your friends think of you?

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I don't care
 I don't care much

It matters to me a lot

I care a lot

It is extremely important to me

How much do you care about what strangers think of you?

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I don't care

I don't care much

It matters to me a lot

It matters a lot to me

It is extremely important to me

How much does it cost you to admit to your friends that you were wrong?

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It costs me nothing

It costs me little.

It costs me quite a bit

It is very difficult for me

It is extremely difficult for me

Is it easy for you to show your friends your weaknesses and failures?

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Very easy

Quite easy

Not very easy

Quite difficult

Very difficult
Do you find it easy to show your friends your achievements and successes?

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Very easy

Quite easy

Not very easy

Quite difficult

Very difficult

Are you interested in the day-to-day details of your closest friendships? For example, their relationships, their
life, etc.

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Completely disinterested

Not very interested

Quite interested

Very interested

Are you interested in the day-to-day details of your casual friendships? For example, their relationships, their fa
life, etc.

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Completely selfless

Not very interested

Quite interested

Very interested

When you are in a group, for example at work, in church, or in a group of parents, how important is it?
Do you know the gossip or rumors? For example, who likes whom, who is in a relationship with whom?

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Of no importance

Of little importance
 Of considerable importance

Of great importance

Of great importance

Does he/she spend more time on his/her career than maintaining relationships with friends?

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Yes

No

Same

How often do you plan meetings with your friends?

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Once or twice a year

Once every two or three months

Once a month

Once every two weeks

Once or twice a week

Three or four times a week

More frequently than indicated above

What would be your preferred way to stay in touch with your friends?

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Please select:
1 in the option that is your first preference
2 in the option that is your second preference
3 in the option that is your third preference

Personal contact

0 1 2 3

Email/letter

0 1 2 3

Phone calls
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Do you find it easy to make new friends?

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Very easy

Quite easy

Not very easy

Quite difficult

Very difficult

What would be the minimum social contact I would need to get through a day?

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No contact, I don't feel alone.

Simply being close to people, even if not speaking to anyone.

Casual conversations, for example with the shopkeeper or the hairdresser.

A daily chat with a friend.

Two or three talks with friends during the day.

More contacts than in the previous options.

What would be the minimum social contact I would need to get through a week?

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No contact, I don't feel lonely.

Simply by being close to people, even if I didn't speak to anyone.

Casual conversations, for example with the shopkeeper or the barber.

A weekly conversation with a friend.

Two or three chats a week with friends.

Every day of the week a chat with a friend.

Every day of the week two or three talks with friends.

 More contacts than in the previous options.

When talking with your friends, what proportion of time do you spend discussing the following topics:

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Please select:
1 on the topic I talk about the most
2 in the second topic I talked about the most, etc., and so on until
7 on the topic I talk about the least.
Use each number only once, without repetitions.

Politics and current affairs.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Hobbies and interests (for example sports, television, music, cinema, fashion, vacations, gardening).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Personal matters (for example, important life decisions, displeasures, feelings).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Work.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Family and friends.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The weather.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

What he has done since the last time they spoke.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

In social situations, when meeting someone for the first time, which of the following topics
to maintain a conversation.

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Please select:
1 on the topic I talk about the most
2 in the second topic that I talked about the most, etc., and so on until
7 on the topic I talk about the least.
Use each number only once, without repetitions.

Politics and current affairs.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Hobbies and interests (for example sports, television, music, cinema, fashion, vacations, gardening).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Personal matters (for example, important life decisions, dislikes, feelings).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Work.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Family and friends.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The weather.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

What he/she has been doing lately.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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