Validation of the Paranoid Thoughts Scale in Iranian Population

Autor: Karim Abdolmohammadi, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Ezatallah Ahmadi, Farhad Ghadiri Sourman
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, Vol 10, Iss 8, Pp 47-53 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7799
2008-1375
Popis: Abstract Background and Objectives: Considering that paranoid thought has one-dimensional approach, use of long questionnaires has no clinical and research application, therefore use of short questionnaires seems necessary. The Green et al. paranoid thought scale is a short self-assessment tool for assessing paranoid thought in non-clinical and clinical group. This research was conducted to validate this questionnaire in Iranian population. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 356 students were selected using stratified sampling method and assessed by GPTS and Minnesota multiphasic paranoid inventory (MMPI) in 2015. Validity was assessed simultaneously with MMPI testing. Results: The correlation coefficient of GPTS and MMPI scores was α=0.71 and significant (p
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