Cross-cultural invariance of the factor structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire across Spanish and American college students

  1. Fonseca-Pedrero, E. 12
  2. Compton, M.T. 3
  3. Tone, E.B. 4
  4. Ortuño-Sierra, J. 2
  5. Paino, M. 16
  6. Fumero, A. 5
  7. Lemos-Giráldez, S. 1
  1. 1 Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental
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    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/009byq155

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  3. 3 Lenox Hill Hospital
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    Lenox Hill Hospital

    Nueva York, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/0231d2y50

  4. 4 Georgia State University
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    Georgia State University

    Atlanta, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/03qt6ba18

  5. 5 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

  6. 6 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

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Revista:
Psychiatry Research

ISSN: 0165-1781

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 220

Número: 3

Páginas: 1071-1076

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.PSYCHRES.2014.06.050 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84919838989 WoS: WOS:000347361300050 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Psychiatry Research

Resumen

The main goal of this study was to examine the cross-cultural invariance of the factor structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) (Raine, 1991) in two large samples of Spanish and American young adults. The final sample was made up of 2313 college students (508 men, 22%). Their mean age was 20.5 years (S.D.=3.2). The results indicated that the Stefanis et al. (2004) four-factor model yielded the best goodness-of-fit indices compared to alternative models. Moreover, the results support configural, metric, and partial measurement invariance of the covariances of the SPQ across the two samples. The finding of measurement equivalence across cultures provides essential evidence of construct validity for the schizotypy dimensions and of the cross-cultural validity of SPQ scores. The finding of comparable dimensional structures in cross-cultural samples lends further support to the continuum model of schizotypy and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Future studies should continue to examine the validity of scores on the SPQ and other schizotypy measures and their variation or consistency across cultures.