Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Short Form of the MCQ-30
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Psychometric properties of the
Italian version of the Short Form
of the Metacognitions Questionnaire
(MCQ-30)
Maria C. Quattropani
1
, Vittorio Lenzo
1
, Massimo Mucciardi
2
, Mary E. Toffle
3
1
Department of Human and Social Science-Psychology Unit, University of Messina
2
Department of Economics, Business, Environmental Sciences and Quantitative Methods,
Division of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Messina
3
Faculty of Medicine, University of Pavia and Department of Giuridical Sciences
and Institutional History, University of Messina
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ABSTRACT
. In questo lavoro vengono presentati i risultati relativi alla validazione e adattamento al contesto italiano
del
Metacognitions Questionnaire 30
(
MCQ-30
; Cartwright-Hatton, Wells, 2004), strumento che possiede buone
caratteristiche psicometriche, rappresentando una valida e attendibile misura self-report delle dimensioni metacognitive
psicopatologiche. I risultati dello studio italiano, condotto su 306 soggetti, hanno dimostrato consistenza interna e validità
convergente soddisfacenti, nonché una buona affidabilità test-retest. Le analisi fattoriali esplorativa e confermativa
hanno confermato la soluzione a cinque fattori proposta nella versione originale. La versione italiana dell’MCQ-30
rappresenta uno strumento valido e attendibile per la ricerca e la pratica clinica nel campo della metacognizione.
Puoi leggere l’articolo in italiano in versione integrale su
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ABSTRACT. Introduction:
The
Metacognitions Questionnaire
(MCQ-30)
is a scale which measures a range of
metacognitive beliefs and processes relevant to vulnerability and maintenance of emotional disorders. Past studies
have shown that the original version of the MCQ-30 has good psychometric characteristics and it is a brief, reliable and
valid self-reporting measure of metacognitions. Despite other Italian versions that were proposed, this study presents
the validation and adaptation to the Italian context of the MCQ-30 to the Italian context.
Methods
. 306 participants
took part in this study and took the Italian version of MCQ-30. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach’s
alpha and corrected item-total correlations. Reliability and convergent validity were verified and the stability of the
MCQ-30 was tested. An exploratory factor analysis was run and examined using the five-factor solution of the English
version.
Results.
The results demonstrated good psychometric properties for the MCQ-30 Italian version. The MCQ-30
showed satisfactory internal consistency and convergent validity, and had a good test-retest reliability. Moreover the
confirmatory factor analysis affirmed the five-factor solution.
Conclusions
. The Italian version of MCQ-30 has good
psychometric properties and appears to be a valid and reliable tool for clinical research in the area of metacognition.
Keywords:
metacognitions; metacognitions questionnaire; confirmatory factor analysis
