Embracing the Structure of Metacognitive Beliefs: Validation of the French Short Version of the Metacognitions Questionnaire
(2017) International Journal of Cognitive Therapy — Vol. 10, n° 3, p. 219-233 (2017)
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- Cognitive models of psychopathology posit that metacognitive beliefs may figure prominently in the maintenance, and perhaps the etiology, of emotional disorders. Wells and Cartwright-Hatton (2004) developed the 30-item Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30) to measure metacognitive beliefs among individuals with anxiety and depression. However, uncertainty still abounds regarding the factorial structure of the French version of the MCQ-30. We designed the present study to overcome this issue. We computed confirmatory factor analyses to examine structural properties of the MCQ-30 in a French-speaking community sample (N = 262). Our results are consistent with previous studies, especially regarding the factorial structure. Moreover, good internal reliability and concurrent validity were observed. The MCQ-30 is a reliable and valid tool for assessing various factors of metacognitions for research and clinical purposes. Read More: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/ijct.2017.10.3.219
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Dethier, V., Heeren, A., Bouvard, M., Baeyens, C., & Philippot, P. (2017). Embracing the Structure of Metacognitive Beliefs: Validation of the French Short Version of the Metacognitions Questionnaire. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 10(3), 219-233. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijct.2017.10.3.219 (Original work published 2017)