Criterion validity of the cognitive slippage and schizotypal ambivalence scales

Psychol Rep. 2013 Dec;113(3):930-4. doi: 10.2466/02.19.PR0.113x27z5.

Abstract

This study explored the criterion-validity of the Cognitive Slippage Scale (CSS) and the Schizotypal Ambivalence Scale (SAS). 27 first-degree relatives of individuals with schizophrenia (9 males, 18 females; M age=45.3 yr., SD=13) were compared with 30 first-degree relatives of non-psychotic patients (15 males, 15 females; M age = 44.6 yr., SD = 11.6) on the French versions of the CSS and SAS. The former group, who is at high risk for schizophrenia, had significantly higher scores than the latter group on both scales.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Risk
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
  • Schizophrenia / genetics
  • Schizophrenic Psychology*