Assessment of Voice Content for Voice Hearers: Psychometric Evaluation of the Perth Voice Content Questionnaire

IF 3.2 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Clinical psychology & psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-05-05 DOI:10.1002/cpp.2991

Erica Salt, Petra Skeffington, Caitlin Reddyhough, Georgie Paulik

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Abstract

The experience of hearing voices is common to an estimated 7% of the general population, with the presence of negative content being the best predictor of whether individuals will require clinical support. Whilst largely neglected in the literature to date, there are calls to consider the significance of voice content for reducing voice-related distress. However, no quantitative and comprehensive measure of voice content with suitability for research and clinical use exists. This pilot study aimed to demonstrate preliminary psychometric properties of a newly developed measure, the Perth Voice Content Questionnaire (PVCQ), designed to measure the intensity and themes of positively and negatively valenced voice content, primarily of the dominant voice. The PVCQ and measures of voice severity and related beliefs were completed by 47 voice-hearing participants. The measure was found to be internally consistent, loaded onto two distinct factors of positive and negative content, and these factors were associated with voice-related distress and negative beliefs about voices and positive beliefs about voices, respectively, indicating good validity. The PVCQ offers the first self-report measure of voice content, with preliminary psychometric properties indicating its suitability for clinical and research use.

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评估听音者的语音内容：珀斯语音内容问卷的心理计量评估

据估计，7% 的普通人群都会有幻听的经历，而负面内容的出现则是个人是否需要临床支持的最佳预测指标。迄今为止，虽然大部分文献都忽视了这一点，但仍有学者呼吁考虑声音内容对减少声音相关困扰的重要性。然而，目前还没有适合研究和临床使用的语音内容量化综合测量方法。本试验研究旨在展示新开发的测量方法--珀斯嗓音内容问卷（PVCQ）的初步心理测量特性，该方法旨在测量积极和消极嗓音内容的强度和主题，主要是主导嗓音的强度和主题。47 名嗓音听力参与者完成了 PVCQ 以及嗓音严重程度和相关信念的测量。结果表明，该量表具有内部一致性，包含积极和消极内容的两个不同因子，这些因子分别与嗓音相关困扰、对嗓音的消极信念和对嗓音的积极信念相关，表明该量表具有良好的有效性。PVCQ是首个自我报告嗓音内容的测量方法，其初步的心理测量特性表明它适合临床和研究使用。

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Clinical psychology & psychotherapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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6.30

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5.60%

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106

期刊介绍： Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy aims to keep clinical psychologists and psychotherapists up to date with new developments in their fields. The Journal will provide an integrative impetus both between theory and practice and between different orientations within clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy will be a forum in which practitioners can present their wealth of expertise and innovations in order to make these available to a wider audience. Equally, the Journal will contain reports from researchers who want to address a larger clinical audience with clinically relevant issues and clinically valid research.