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There has been considerable academic interest in research on different subtypes or static manifestations of paranoia, as exemplified by the suggestion of Trower and Chadwick(1995). Although the perceived deservedness of persecution has been regarded as the distinguishing feature of punishment paranoia, none of the existing scales included a measure of deservedness. The main purpose of the present study is to translate and examine reliability and validity of the Persecution and Deservedness Scale(PaDS) originally developed by Melo, Corcoran, Shryane and Bentall(2009) in order to assess both the persecutory thinking and the perceived deservedness of persecution. In an undergraduate sample (N=290), the K-PaDS showed acceptable internal consistency and the modified two-factor model (Persecution(P) factor, Deservedness(D) factor) fitted the data best in confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, the K-PaDS demonstrated convergent validity with other measures of paranoid symptoms. Both P and D factors showed significant correlation with concurrent measures of self-concept, self-esteem and negative emotion (depression, anxiety, and anger), thereby proving preliminary construct validity of the K-PaDS. However, the D factor failed to demonstrate its unique relationship with “Bad Me” characteristics of punishment paranoia in terms of self-concept or depression. Lastly, other limitations of the current study and suggestions for future research were discussed.
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