Measurement invariance of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief across gender and age

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 190, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 309-315

  Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo ^a,b   Paino, Mercedes ^a,b   Lemos Giráldez, Serafín ^a,b   Sierra Baigrie, Susana ^a,b   Muñiz, José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Invariance; Psychometric properties; Psychosis proneness; Schizotypal; Schizotypy; SPQ B

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955237221     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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