Barron, David and Morgan, Kevin D. and Towell, Tony and Jaafar, Jas Laile Suzana and Swami, Viren (2017) Psychometric properties of the Malay Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire: Measurement invariance and latent mean comparisons in Malaysian adults. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 10 (1). e12293. ISSN 1758-5864, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12293.
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Introduction: The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) is a widely used self-report measurement instrument for the assessment of schizotypal personality traits. However, the factor structure of the SPQ has been a matter of some debate. As a contribution to this debate, we examined the factor structure of the SPQ in Malaysian adults. Method: A total of 382 Malaysian adults completed a Malay translation of the SPQ. Confirmatory factory analysis was used to examine the fit of 3- and 4-factor solutions for the higher-order dimensionality of the SPQ. Ethnic invariance for the best-fitting model was tested at the configural, metric, and scalar levels, and a multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine sex and ethnicity differences in domain scores. Results: The 4-factor model provided a better fit to the data than did the 3-factor model. The 4-factor model also demonstrated partial measurement invariance across ethnic groups. Latent mean comparisons for sex and ethnicity revealed a number of significant differences for both factors, but effect sizes were small. Discussion: The 4-factor structure of the SPQ received confirmatory support and can be used in Malay-speaking populations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | confirmatory factor analysis; measurement invariance; Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire; schizotypy |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2019 07:08 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2019 07:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/22348 |
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