Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief: factor structure and convergent validity in inpatient adolescents

J Pers Disord. 2001 Apr;15(2):168-79. doi: 10.1521/pedi.15.2.168.19219.

Abstract

We examined the internal consistency, factor structure, and validity of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B). Two hundred thirty-seven psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents were administered the SPQ-B and a battery of well-established self-report instruments. The SPQ-B demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Exploratory factor analysis provided mixed support for the SPQ-B 3-factor structure of interpersonal deficits, cognitive-perceptual deficits, and disorganization. The Interpersonal and Cognitive-Perceptual subscales demonstrated convergent and discriminant relationships with other measures of interpersonal impairment and cognitive abnormalities. We concluded that the SPQ-B is a promising measure for evaluating schizotypal personality disorder features, specifically interpersonal and cognitive-perceptual deficits, with adolescent psychiatric inpatients.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Admission*
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder / psychology