Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Form of the Cognitive Style Questionnaire.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Cognitive Therapy and Research Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1007/s10608-025-10587-0

Ivan Vargas, Olivia Wier, Abigail H Vance, Gerald J Haeffel

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Abstract

Background: According to the Hopelessness Theory of Depression, a negative cognitive style increases an individual's vulnerability to depression during stressful life events. The Cognitive Style Questionnaire (CSQ) is a widely used self-report measure to assess negative cognitive style or cognitive vulnerability. A limitation of the CSQ is its length, limiting its use in larger-scale research and applied settings. This research aims to validate a brief version of the CSQ.

Method: We conducted two studies to develop and validate the CSQ-brief form (CSQ-BF) by (1) empirically determining which scenarios from the CSQ should be included and (2) validating the CSQ-BF. In study one, 207 university students completed the full-scale CSQ, and the six best-fitting items were selected for the CSQ-BF. In study two, 321 university students completed several self-report measures of depressive symptoms, stressor exposure, affect, and the CSQ-BF.

Results: A factor analysis supported that the full-scale CSQ is comprised of a single factor structure. Six items were selected for the CSQ-BF based on factor loadings and item categories (to maximize content validity). Results from study two confirmed that the CSQ-BF had strong psychometric properties and could be completed in less time.

Conclusion: The CSQ-BF offers a more convenient tool for measuring cognitive vulnerability to depression.

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认知风格问卷缩略形式的开发与验证。

背景：根据抑郁症的绝望理论，消极的认知方式增加了个体在压力生活事件中的抑郁脆弱性。认知风格问卷（Cognitive Style Questionnaire， CSQ）是一种被广泛使用的评估消极认知风格或认知脆弱性的自我报告方法。CSQ的一个限制是它的长度，限制了它在大规模研究和应用环境中的使用。本研究旨在验证CSQ的一个简短版本。方法：我们进行了两项研究来开发和验证CSQ-brief form (CSQ- bf)，通过(1)经验确定CSQ中的哪些场景应该被包括在内，(2)验证CSQ- bf。在研究一中，207名大学生完成了全面的CSQ，并选出6个最适合的项目作为CSQ- bf。在研究二中，321名大学生完成了抑郁症状、压力源暴露、情感和CSQ-BF的自我报告测量。结果：因子分析支持全尺寸CSQ由单因子结构组成。在CSQ-BF中根据因子负荷和项目类别选择6个项目（以最大化内容效度）。研究二的结果证实了CSQ-BF具有较强的心理测量性质，可以在较短的时间内完成。结论：CSQ-BF量表是一种较为简便的抑郁认知易感性量表。

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Cognitive Therapy and Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Cognitive Therapy and Research (COTR) focuses on the investigation of cognitive processes in human adaptation and adjustment and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It is an interdisciplinary journal welcoming submissions from diverse areas of psychology, including cognitive, clinical, developmental, experimental, personality, social, learning, affective neuroscience, emotion research, therapy mechanism, and pharmacotherapy.