Psychometric Properties of the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30) in Older Norwegian Adolescents.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Child Psychiatry & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1007/s10578-025-01843-1

Hanne Undheim Hoff, Odin Hjemdal, Silje Steinsbekk, Henrik Nordahl

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Dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs have been established as a transdiagnostic correlate of anxiety and depression in adults and are considered a central mechanism of persistent emotional distress according to the metacognitive model of psychological disorders. However, the importance of metacognitions for distress and emotional disorder in adolescence is far less researched, and to investigate this further there is a need for reliable and valid assessment tools. The Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30) might be a suitable and valid assessment tool in adolescents with the implication that it can be used to research the role of metacognitions in youth mental health and track how metacognitions change and relate to outcomes over time from adolescence to adulthood. We therefore aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the MCQ-30 in an Upper Secondary School-sample of 494 Norwegian adolescents, aged 16- to 18-years old. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit for the proposed five-factor structure and evidence for measurement invariance was supported across sex and groups of anxiety severity. The factors showed acceptable to good internal consistency and there was support for convergent validity. In conclusion, these findings indicate that the adult version of the MCQ-30 can be applied in Norwegian adolescents from 16-years old.

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挪威老年青少年元认知问卷-30 （MCQ-30）的心理测量特征。

功能失调的元认知信念已被确立为成人焦虑和抑郁的跨诊断相关性，并根据心理障碍的元认知模型被认为是持续情绪困扰的中心机制。然而，元认知对青少年痛苦和情绪障碍的重要性的研究远远不够，为了进一步研究这一点，需要可靠和有效的评估工具。元认知问卷-30 （MCQ-30）可用于研究元认知在青少年心理健康中的作用，追踪元认知在青少年至成年期间的变化及其与结果的关系，是一种适合且有效的青少年心理健康评估工具。因此，我们的目的是在494名年龄在16至18岁的挪威高中生样本中检验MCQ-30的心理测量特性。验证性因子分析表明，所提出的五因素结构非常适合，并且跨性别和焦虑严重程度组支持测量不变性的证据。各因子具有良好的内部一致性，并支持收敛效度。综上所述，这些发现表明成人版MCQ-30可以应用于挪威16岁以上的青少年。

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Child Psychiatry & Human Development Multiple-

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174

期刊介绍： Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.