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Table 3 Convergent and divergent validity of QPE subscales

From: The Arabic Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences in patients with psychotic disorders: a clinical validation

 

QPE Subscales

AH

VH

D

L

C

L

C

L

C

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Kendall’s tau

p-value

Convergent Validity

PANSS

Hallucinations

0.45

 < 0.0001

0.52

0.002

.45

 < 0.0001

0.58

0.026

0.34

 < 0.0001

-0.05

0.710

Delusions

0.32

0.015

0.17

0.027

0.29

0.027

0.33

0.203

0.38

0.001

0.53

 < 0.0001

GAF

 

-0.34

0.004

-0.03

0.849

-0.23

0.059

-0.41

0.064

-0.32

0.003

-0.47

 < 0.0001

Divergent Validity

PANSS

Negative

0.12

0.326

0.25

0.105

0.03

0.845

0.29

0.245

0.02

0.829

0.02

.885

General

0.21

0.085

-0.11

0.480

0.11

0.373

0.39

0.121

0.29

0.001

-0.40

.002

BDI

 

-0.35

0.004

0.52

0.849

0.18

0.132

0.31

0.157

0.48

 < 0.0001

-0.34

.006

  1. The table presents the Kendall’s tau correlation coefficients between the different subscales of QPE and the administered questionnaires
  2. Abbreviations: QPE Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences, AH Auditory hallucinations, VH Visual hallucinations, D Delusions, L Lifetime prevalence, C Current prevalence, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, GAF Global Assessment of Function, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, N = 46
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