Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Brief
SPQ-BSchizotypal Personality Traits
22 items
1991
α 0.78–0.86
Free
Raine, A.
What it measures
Measures schizotypal personality traits in non-clinical populations — the attenuated, subclinical expression of symptoms related to schizophrenia spectrum conditions. Widely used in psychosis spectrum research to identify high-risk individuals and examine dimensional relationships between psychotic-like experiences and clinical psychosis.
Representative items
- Do you sometimes feel that things you see on TV or read in the newspaper have a special meaning for you? (Cognitive-Perceptual)
- Do you sometimes have the feeling that some everyday event has a special message meant specifically for you? (Ideas of Reference)
- Are you sometimes sure that other people can tell what you are thinking? (Paranoid Ideation)
- Do you sometimes feel that your mind is empty? (Disorganised)
- Are you a person who is very cold and emotionally detached? (Interpersonal)
Citation
Raine, A. (1991). The SPQ: A scale for the assessment of schizotypal personality based on DSM-III-R criteria. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 17(4), 555–564.