SPQ-BR Normative Data

Introducing the SPQ-BR

The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire - Brief Revised is a 32-item revision of the original SPQ developed by Adrian Raine and colleagues. The SPQ-BR was optimized for a hierarchical factor structure: comprising 3 super-ordinate factors (i.e., positive, negative, disorganized) and 7 sub-ordinate factors (i.e., reflecting key facets of schizotypal personality traits). 

SPQ-BR: Key Factor Analytic Studies

Kállai, J., Rózsa, S., Hupuczi, E., Hargitai, R., Birkás, B., Hartung, I., Martin, L., Herold, R., & Simon, M. (2018). Schizotypy Personality Questionnaire Brief Revisited (SPQ-BR) Hungarian adaptation and interpretation of factors. Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag Tudomanyos Folyoirata.

Davidson, C. A., Hoffman, L., & Spaulding, W. D. (2016). Schizotypal personality questionnaire - brief revised (updated): An update of norms, factor structure, and item content in a large non-clinical young adult sample. Psychiatry Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.053

Fonseca-Pedrero, E., Cohen, A., Ortuño-Sierra, J., de Álbeniz, A. P., & Muñiz, J. (2017). Dimensional Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Brief Revised (SPQ-BR) Scores Across American and Spanish Samples. Journal of Personality Disorders, 31(4), 522–541. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2016_30_266

Callaway, D. A., Cohen, A. S., Matthews, R. A., & Dinzeo, T. (2014). Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire - Brief Revised: Psychometric replication and extension. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 5(1), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000041

Cohen, A. S., Matthews, R. A., Najolia, G. M., & Brown, L. A. (2010). Toward a More Psychometrically Sound Brief Measure of Schizotypal Traits: Introducing the SPQ-Brief Revised. Journal of Personality Disorders, 24(4), 516–537. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2010.24.4.516

 

Download Normative Data (Based on large US Samples)

 

SPQ Version SPQ-BR
Response Scale 5-point
min 0
max 4
N 5546

 

Superordinate Subscales N Items Possible Range M SD
Positive 14 0-56 17.69 3.15
Negative 10 0-40 15.40 3.25
Disorganization 8 0-32 15.41 4.00

 

Subordinate Subscales N Items Possible Range M SD
Ideas of Reference/Suspiciousness 6 0-24 9.90 2.90
Odd Beliefs/Magical Thinking 4 0-16 3.64 3.52
Unusual Perceptions 4 0-16 4.15 3.31
Social Anxiety 4 0-16 7.49 4.04
Constricted Affect/No Close Friends 6 0-24 7.91 2.85
Eccentric Behavior 4 0-16 6.84 4.22
Odd Speech 4 0-16 8.57 3.78

 

Isolated Subscales (Per SPQ) N Items Possible Range M SD
Constricted Affect 3 0-12 4.20 2.48
No Close Friends 3 0-12 3.71 3.21
Ideas of Reference 3 0-12 5.57 3.04
Suspiciousness 3 0-12 4.33 2.75