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

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

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 s...

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Published in:Clinical psychology and psychotherapy Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. e2991 - n/a
Main Authors: Salt, Erica, Skeffington, Petra, Reddyhough, Caitlin, Paulik, Georgie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England John Wiley and Sons, Limited 01-05-2024
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Female
hallucinations
Hallucinations - diagnosis
Hallucinations - psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
questionnaire
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
schizophrenia
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
voice content
voice hearing
voice‐related distress
Young Adult
voice‐related distress
questionnaire
schizophrenia
voice hearing
hallucinations
voice content
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:A small allocation of funding for reimbursement of participant time was received from the Perth Voices Clinic.
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ISSN:1063-3995
1099-0879
DOI:10.1002/cpp.2991