The factor structure of the schizotypal personality questionnaire in undergraduate and community samples

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-15

  Zhang, Lisa C ^a   Brenner, Colleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVICES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014068603     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2016_30_233     Document Type: Article

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