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Brief assessment of schizotypal traits: A multinational study

Published inSchizophrenia research, vol. 197, p. 182-191; 182-191
Publication date2018-07
First online date2017-11-04
Abstract

The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B) was developed with the aim of examining variations in healthy trait schizotypy, as well as latent vulnerability to psychotic-spectrum disorders. No previous study has studied the cross-cultural validity of the SPQ-B in a large cross-national sample. The main goal of the present study was to analyze the reliability and the internal structure of SPQ-B scores in a multinational sample of 28,426 participants recruited from 14 countries. The mean age was 22.63years (SD=7.08; range 16-68years), 37.7% (n=10,711) were men. The omega coefficients were high, ranging from 0.86 to 0.92 for the total sample. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that SPQ-B items were grouped either in a theoretical structure of three first-order factors (Cognitive-Perceptual, Interpersonal, and Disorganized) or in a bifactor model (three first-order factors plus a general factor of schizotypal personality). In addition, the results supported configural but not strong measurement invariance of SPQ-B scores across samples. These findings provide new information about the factor structure of schizotypal personality, and support the validity and utility of the SPQ-B, a brief and easy tool for assessing self-reported schizotypal traits, in cross-national research. Theoretical and clinical implications for diagnostic systems, psychosis models, and cross-national mental health strategies are derived from these results.

Keywords
  • Cross-cultural
  • Psychosis
  • Psychosis risk
  • SPQ-B
  • Schizotypal personality
  • Schizotypy
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Inventory / standards
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / standards
  • Psychometrics / instrumentation
  • Psychometrics / methods
  • Psychometrics / standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Young Adult
Citation (ISO format)
FONSECA-PEDRERO, Eduardo et al. Brief assessment of schizotypal traits: A multinational study. In: Schizophrenia research, 2018, vol. 197, p. 182–191. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.10.043
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