title: Reliability and validity of a psychotic traits questionnaire (STQ).
abstract: The 'schizotypal personality' (STA) and 'borderline personality' (STB) scales of the STQ were administered to two groups: normal subjects who had completed the questionnaire on a previous occasion, four years earlier, and a 'clinical' sample, consisting of members of a self-help support group for people who at some time in the past had been psychiatrically diagnosed as suffering from a psychotic illness, mainly schizophrenia. As predicted, the latter had significantly higher scores than controls on both STQ scales, certain items also being particularly discriminating. Within the control group a test-retest analysis revealed correlations which, depending on scale and gender, were around .60. It was concluded that the STQ is a valid measure of psychotic traits and that scores on the questionnaire have good long-term stability. The results are discussed against the background, and in support of, a continuity view of psychosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Claridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D012657:Self-Help Groups