Schizotypy in community samples: The three-factor structure and correlation with sustained attention
Journal
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal Volume
106
Journal Issue
4
Pages
649-654
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
The authors examined cross-cultural applicability of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ), the Perceptual Aberration Scale (PAS), and the Continuous Performance Test in community samples of Taiwanese adults and adolescents. The authors tested hypotheses that a 3-factor structure of the SPQ (Cognitive-Perceptual, Interpersonal, and Disorganization: A Raine et al., 1994) exists for both samples and that the Interpersonal factor is associated with poorer attention. The authors replicated the 3-factor model for both samples, and they externally validated the model in adults: The Interpersonal factor and possibly the Disorganization factor were associated with poorer attention, where as the Cognitive Perceptual factor was not. The PAS differed from the Cognitive-Perceptual factor in its consistent association with poorer attention in both samples. These have important implications for the scales in the early detection of the schizotypy in various cultures.
Publisher
American Psychological Association Inc.
Type
journal article