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The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Child (SPQ-C): Psychometric properties and relations to behaviour problems with multi-informant ratings

Liu, J; Wong, K; Dong, F; Raine, A; Tuvblad, C; (2019) The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Child (SPQ-C): Psychometric properties and relations to behaviour problems with multi-informant ratings. Psychiatry Research , 275 pp. 204-211. 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.03.006. Green open access

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Abstract

The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) is one of the most widely used screening tool for schizotypy in adults. The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Child version (SPQ-C) was recently developed to assess schizotypy in children and has a similar three-factor structure to the adult SPQ (i.e., Cognitive-Perceptual, Interpersonal-Affective, and Disorganization). However, few studies to date have reported on the psychometric properties and the usefulness of the SPQ-C in Eastern populations, including Mainland China. This study presents the first psychometric assessment of the Chinese SPQ-C in Mainland China. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess the factor structure of the SPQ-C in 1,668 children (M = 12.10, SD = 0.60 years) from the China Jintan Child Cohort Study. Our findings document a three-factor structure and partial measurement invariance across residential location and gender, replicating the psychometric properties of the SPQ-C in English. The Chinese SPQ-C further correlates with standard behavioral problems (i.e., Child Behavior Checklist, Youth Self-Report and Teacher Report Form), demonstrating construct validity and utility as a child psychopathology assessment tool. Our findings provide the first robust psychometric evidence for a three-factor structure of the Chinese SPQ-C in a large Mainland Chinese sample, and suggest that the SPQ-C is suitable as a screening tool for schizotypy in community children who may be at risk for behavioral problems and later psychosis.

Type: Article
Title: The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Child (SPQ-C): Psychometric properties and relations to behaviour problems with multi-informant ratings
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.03.006
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.03.006
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Schizotypal personality disorder, Schizotypy, child, Chinese, Psychometric analysis, Behavior problems, Internalizing, Externalizing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069741
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