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dc.contributor.authorWang, Yi
dc.contributor.authorYeh, Ya-hsuan
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Sin-man
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Wen-hua
dc.contributor.authorShi, Hai-song
dc.contributor.authorLi, Zhi
dc.contributor.authorShi, Yan-fang
dc.contributor.authorWang, Ya
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yu-na
dc.contributor.authorLui, Simon SY
dc.contributor.authorNeumann, David L
dc.contributor.authorShum, David HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Raymond CK
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:56:38Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:56:38Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-02-20T22:16:48Z
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0061115
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/56943
dc.description.abstractObjectives The First Episode Social Functioning Scale (FESFS) was designed to measure social functioning of young individuals with schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to validate a Chinese version of the FESFS in a sample of young Chinese adults. Method The FESFS was translated to Chinese prior to being administered to 1576 college students. The factor structure, reliability, and validity of the scale were examined. Results Two items were deleted after item analysis and the internal consistency of the whole scale was .89. A six-factor structure was derived by exploratory factor analysis. The factors were interpersonal, family and friends, school, living skills, intimacy, and balance. Estimates of the structural equation model supported this structure, with Goodness of Fit Chi-Square ?2 = 1097.53 (p<0.0001), the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.058, and the comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.93. Scale validity was supported by significant correlations between social functioning factors scores and schizophrenia personality questionnaire (SPQ) scores. Individuals with schizotypal personality features presented poorer social functioning than those without schizotypal personality features. Conclusions The Chinese revised version of the FESFS was found to have good psychometric properties and could be used in the future to examine social functioning in Chinese college students.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome61115-1
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoe61115-6
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPloS One
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170101
dc.titleSocial functioning in Chinese college students with and without schizotypal personality traits: An exploratory study of the Chinese version of the First Episode Social Functioning Scale
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2013 Wang et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CCAL. (http://www.plos.org/journals/license.html)
gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorNeumann, David L.


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