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The objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the abridged version of the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ-28) in a sample of non-clinical Arabic-speaking adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional web-based study was carried-out from February to April 2024. Adults aged over 18\u2009years from the general population of Lebanon (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091076, mean age of 27.90\u2009\u00b1\u200911.81\u2009years, 63.8% females) were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. The AQ-28 was administered to participants, along with the relationship Questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and the Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The original five-factor model of the AQ-28 had good fit to the data: RMSEA\u2009=\u20090.061 (90% CI: 0.059\u20130.064), SRMR\u2009=\u20090.060, CFI\u2009=\u20090.848, TLI\u2009=\u20090.831, and an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.91). Measurement invariance has been established across sex. Mean sum scores observed in male participants were significantly higher than those displayed by females. Autistic traits as measured by the Arabic AQ-28 correlated positively with loneliness (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.16;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), depression (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.17;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and anxiety (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.15;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings suggest that Arabic-language version of the AQ-28 provided by this study is valid, reliable, and suitable for use among Arabic-speaking adults to measure core trait dimensions of autism and screen for autism spectrum disorder. 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