A short form of the metacognitions questionnaire: properties of the MCQ-30

Wells, Adrian; Cartwright‐Hatton, Sam

doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(03)00147-5

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“…Additionally, and in line with other studies (Bolderston 2013;Cvetanovski 2014;Gillanders et al 2014), taking a judgmental attitude toward private events, together with the incapacity of being aware and acting consciously in the present moment (captured particularly by the nonjudge and actaware mindfulness facets of FFMQ; Baer et al 2006) showed to be related with cognitive fusion. And finally, also linked to fusion with cognition were the metacognitive beliefs and evaluations (e.g., beliefs about need to control negative, beliefs about uncontrollability of thoughts and danger) done by the individuals in relation with their thoughts, as well as the strategies applied by them to monitor, control and regulate their cognitive processes (captured by MCQ-30; e.g., Wells and Cartwright-Hatton 2004). As far as we know there is no previous empirical evidence on this specific association with cognitive fusion being measured by the CFQ.…”

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Concurrent effects of different psychological processes in the prediction of depressive symptoms – the role of cognitive fusion

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Cognitive fusion refers to the dominance of verbal processes over behavior regulation, in detriment of being sensitive to contextual contingencies and pursuing valued life goals. It is a core process within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and seems to have a crucial role in the development and maintenance of psychopathology.The first goal of this investigation was to explore the factor structure, factorial invariance and psychometrics of the Portuguese version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ). A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis attested the invariant one-dimensional factor structure of the CFQ across three samples from the general population (n = 408; n = 291; n = 101) with different demographic characteristics. Additionally, the CFQ showed to be a psychometrically robust and reliable measure.A second major goal was to investigate the convergent and incremental validity of this version of CFQ (n = 408).Convergent validity was explored and attested with several psychological indicators. Regarding incremental validity, the predictive power of depressive symptoms of cognitive fusion and three related processes, with origin in different conceptual frameworks, was tested. Results showed that even when the effects of decentering, mindfulness and metacognitions were controlled for, cognitive fusion consistently maintained a significant and unique predictive power over depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that these processes relate differentially and independently with depressive symptoms and, moreover, that cognitive fusion has a superior contribution to its explanation. Given the evidence that cognitive fusion plays an important role in the comprehension of depressive symptoms, conceptual and clinical implications were discussed.

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Concurrent effects of different psychological processes in the prediction of depressive symptoms – the role of cognitive fusion

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“…These are measured in the Metacognitions Questionnaire (CartwrightHatton & Wells, 1997;Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004). Wells and colleagues have shown that dysfunctional metacognitions are associated with disorders and symptoms including psychosis, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, hypocondriasis, and PTSD.…”

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Mechanisms of mindfulness

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Recently, the psychological construct mindfulness has received a great deal of attention. The majority of research has focused on clinical studies to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions. This line of research has led to promising data suggesting mindfulness-based interventions are effective for treatment of both psychological and physical symptoms. However, an equally important direction for future research is to investigate questions concerning mechanisms of action underlying mindfulness-based interventions. This theoretical paper proposes a model of mindfulness, in an effort to elucidate potential mechanisms to explain how mindfulness affects positive change. Potential implications and future directions for the empirical study of mechanisms involved in mindfulness are addressed.

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“…Neurological measures included : Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS ; Guy, 1976) ; Simpson Angus Scale (SAS ; Simpson & Angus, 1970) ; Neurological Evaluation Scale (NES ; Buchanan and Heinrichs, 1989) ; Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS ; Leckman et al 1989), Meta-cognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30 ; Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004).…”

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The neuropsychology of the schizo-obsessive subtype of schizophrenia: a new analysis

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Background. Interest in the neuro-cognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia and co-morbid obsessive compulsive disorder (schizo-OCD) is rising in response to reports of high co-morbidity rates. Whereas schizophrenia has been associated with global impairment in a wide range of neuro-cognitive domains, OCD is associated with specific deficits featuring impaired performance on tasks of motor and cognitive inhibition involving frontostriatal neurocircuitry.Method. We compared cognitive function using the CANTAB battery in patients with schizo-OCD (n=12) and a schizophrenia group without OCD symptoms (n=16). The groups were matched for IQ, gender, age, medication, and duration of illness.Results. The schizo-OCD patients made significantly more errors on a task of attentional set-shifting (ID-ED set-shift task). By contrast, no significant differences emerged on the Stockings of Cambridge task, the Cambridge Gamble Task or the Affective Go/NoGo tasks. No correlation emerged between ID-ED performance and severity of schizophrenia, OCD or depressive symptoms, consistent with neurocognitive impairment holding trait rather than statemarker status. Schizo-obsessives also exhibited a trend toward more motor tics emphasizing a neurological contribution to the disorder. Conclusion.Our findings reveal a more severe attentional set-shifting deficit and neurological abnormality that may be fundamental to the neuro-cognitive profile of schizo-OCD. The clinical implications of these impairments merit further exploration in larger studies.

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A short form of the metacognitions questionnaire: properties of the MCQ-30

Cited by 1,049 publications

References 22 publications

Concurrent effects of different psychological processes in the prediction of depressive symptoms – the role of cognitive fusion

Concurrent effects of different psychological processes in the prediction of depressive symptoms – the role of cognitive fusion

Mechanisms of mindfulness

The neuropsychology of the schizo-obsessive subtype of schizophrenia: a new analysis

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