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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Negative symptoms (anhedonia, avolition, asociality, blunted affect, alogia) are prevalent in schizophrenia-spectrum (SZ) disorders and linked to functional impairment.
  • Current gold-standard assessments for negative symptoms, semi-structured interviews, require specialized training and are susceptible to rater bias.
  • A brief, self-report measure is needed for assessing negative symptoms across all stages of psychotic illness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To psychometrically validate the Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR), a novel self-report measure of negative symptoms.
  • To assess the reliability and validity of the NSI-SR in individuals with schizophrenia, those at clinical high risk for psychosis, and healthy controls.
  • To evaluate the NSI-SR's ability to measure anhedonia, avolition, and asociality across the psychosis spectrum.

Main Methods:

  • The 11-item Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR) was administered to two samples: undergraduates (n=335) and community participants (SZ, n=32; clinical-high risk for psychosis [CHR], n=25; healthy controls matched to SZ and CHR).
  • Psychometric properties including internal consistency, factor structure, convergent validity (correlations with clinician-rated negative symptoms), and discriminant validity (correlations with positive symptoms) were examined.
  • Statistical analyses included psychometric trimming, factor analysis, and correlation analyses to assess the NSI-SR's psychometric profile.

Main Results:

  • The psychometrically trimmed 11-item NSI-SR demonstrated good internal consistency and a three-factor structure aligning with avolition, asociality, and anhedonia.
  • The NSI-SR showed moderate to large correlations with clinician-rated negative symptoms and related constructs, supporting convergent validity.
  • Discriminant validity was supported by lower, though significant, correlations with positive symptoms in both samples.

Conclusions:

  • The Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR) is a reliable and valid brief questionnaire for assessing negative symptoms.
  • The NSI-SR is suitable for use across different phases of psychotic illness, including schizophrenia and clinical high-risk states.
  • This self-report measure offers a practical alternative to clinician-rated assessments for negative symptoms, aiding in research and clinical practice.