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An Examination of the Higher-Order Dimensionality and Psychometric Properties of a Romanian Translation of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ)

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posted on 2023-08-30, 18:32 authored by David Barron, Mona Vintila, Hui San Ong, Otilia Tudorel, Cosmin Goian, Kah Yan Wong, Evelyn K. L. Toh, Viren Swami
The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) is a self-report measure of schizotypal personality traits, but the higher-order dimensionality of its scores continues to be debated. As a contribution to this debate, we examined the psychometric properties of a Romanian translation of the SPQ. A total of 711 university students (488 women, 223 men) from Romania completed a novel translation of the SPQ alongside measures of quality of life, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a 4-factor model of SPQ scores had better fit to the data than alternative models. The 4-factor model also demonstrated partial measurement invariance across sex, although sex differences on domain scores were negligible (ηp2 = 0.01–0.02). Romanian SPQ scores evidenced adequate construct and concurrent validity vis-à-vis quality of life, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem. Our results provide support for a 4-factor conceptualisation of SPQ scores in a hitherto neglected linguistic group.

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Current Psychology

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1936-4733

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Springer

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  • Accepted version

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  • eng

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2021-05-27

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2021-05-27

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Faculty of Science & Engineering

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