Confirmatory factor analysis of psychotic like experiences in a general population sample
Psychotic like experiences (PLEs) are sub psychotic expressions of the psychosis continuum. Several studies have suggested multifactorial models, including a bifactor model, of the putative PLEs assessed with the popular Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE) questionnaire. Our confirmatory results in a gender balanced population of adolescents and young adults support a three factor Paranoia Delusions Hallucinations structure of PLEs, which excludes Grandiosity and Common Paranormal Beliefs. The best latent models achieved excellent fit when taking the categorical nature of the responses into consideration.
Psychiatry Research