Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults
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Resumo: | Paranoid ideation has been regarded as a cognitive and a social process used as a defence against perceived threats. According to this perspective, paranoid ideation can be understood as a process extending across the normal-pathological continuum. Methods: In order to refine the construct of paranoid ideation and to validate a measure of paranoia, 906 Portuguese participants from the general population and 91 patients were administered the General Paranoia Scale (GPS), and two conceptual models (one - and tridimensional) were compared through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: Results from the CFA of the GPS confirmed a different model than the one-dimensional model proposed by Fenigstein and Vanable, which com-prised three dimensions (mistrust thoughts, persecutory ideas, and self-deprecation). This alternative model presented a better fit and increased sensitivity when compared with the one-dimensional model. Further data analysis of the scale revealed that the GPS is an adequate assessment tool for adults, with good psychometric characteristics and high internal consistency. Conclusion: The model proposed in the current work leads to further refinements and enrichment of the construct of paranoia in different populations, allowing the assessment of three dimensions of paranoia and the risk of clinical paranoia in a single measure for the general population. |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adultsAdulthoodAssessmentSocial DefenceParanoidideation RefinementParanoid ideation has been regarded as a cognitive and a social process used as a defence against perceived threats. According to this perspective, paranoid ideation can be understood as a process extending across the normal-pathological continuum. Methods: In order to refine the construct of paranoid ideation and to validate a measure of paranoia, 906 Portuguese participants from the general population and 91 patients were administered the General Paranoia Scale (GPS), and two conceptual models (one - and tridimensional) were compared through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: Results from the CFA of the GPS confirmed a different model than the one-dimensional model proposed by Fenigstein and Vanable, which com-prised three dimensions (mistrust thoughts, persecutory ideas, and self-deprecation). This alternative model presented a better fit and increased sensitivity when compared with the one-dimensional model. Further data analysis of the scale revealed that the GPS is an adequate assessment tool for adults, with good psychometric characteristics and high internal consistency. Conclusion: The model proposed in the current work leads to further refinements and enrichment of the construct of paranoia in different populations, allowing the assessment of three dimensions of paranoia and the risk of clinical paranoia in a single measure for the general population.2015info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/46966http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46966https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12065enghttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cp.12065/abstractCarvalho, Célia BarretoSousa, MarinaMotta, Carolina daPinto-Gouveia, JoséNunes Caldeira, SuzanaPeixoto, Ermelindo BernardoCabral, JoanaFenigstein, Allaninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2021-10-08T11:35:42Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/46966Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:52:59.608577Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults Carvalho, Célia Barreto Adulthood Assessment Social Defence Paranoidideation Refinement |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Paranoia in the general population: A revised version of the General Paranoia Scale for adults |
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Carvalho, Célia Barreto |
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Carvalho, Célia Barreto Sousa, Marina Motta, Carolina da Pinto-Gouveia, José Nunes Caldeira, Suzana Peixoto, Ermelindo Bernardo Cabral, Joana Fenigstein, Allan |
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Sousa, Marina Motta, Carolina da Pinto-Gouveia, José Nunes Caldeira, Suzana Peixoto, Ermelindo Bernardo Cabral, Joana Fenigstein, Allan |
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Carvalho, Célia Barreto Sousa, Marina Motta, Carolina da Pinto-Gouveia, José Nunes Caldeira, Suzana Peixoto, Ermelindo Bernardo Cabral, Joana Fenigstein, Allan |
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Adulthood Assessment Social Defence Paranoidideation Refinement |
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Adulthood Assessment Social Defence Paranoidideation Refinement |
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Paranoid ideation has been regarded as a cognitive and a social process used as a defence against perceived threats. According to this perspective, paranoid ideation can be understood as a process extending across the normal-pathological continuum. Methods: In order to refine the construct of paranoid ideation and to validate a measure of paranoia, 906 Portuguese participants from the general population and 91 patients were administered the General Paranoia Scale (GPS), and two conceptual models (one - and tridimensional) were compared through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: Results from the CFA of the GPS confirmed a different model than the one-dimensional model proposed by Fenigstein and Vanable, which com-prised three dimensions (mistrust thoughts, persecutory ideas, and self-deprecation). This alternative model presented a better fit and increased sensitivity when compared with the one-dimensional model. Further data analysis of the scale revealed that the GPS is an adequate assessment tool for adults, with good psychometric characteristics and high internal consistency. Conclusion: The model proposed in the current work leads to further refinements and enrichment of the construct of paranoia in different populations, allowing the assessment of three dimensions of paranoia and the risk of clinical paranoia in a single measure for the general population. |
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