Development and validation of the thought control ability questionnaire

Luciano, Juan V.; Algarabel, Salvador; Tomás, José M.; Martínez, José Luis

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2004.06.020

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“…Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ, Luciano et al 2005;French Version: Gay et al 2008a) This one-dimensional questionnaire contains 25 items (e.g., ''It is very easy for me to stop having certain thoughts''; ''I manage to have control over my thoughts even when under stress''). They are answered on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from A (strongly disagree = 1) to E (strongly agree = 5).…”

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“…To this end, the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (Whiteside and Lynam 2001) and the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ, Luciano et al 2005) were administered to a student sample. The TCAQ has a clear and valid onedimensional structure and captures previously neglected aspects of mental control that are involved in a number of psychopathological symptoms.…”

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Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts: Related Manifestations of Self-Control Difficulties?

Schmidt

Linden

2010

Cogn Ther Res

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Impulsive behaviors and intrusive thoughts are prominent in psychopathology. Two studies were conducted to explore their relationships. In Study 1, 250 participants completed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale and the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ). In Study 2 involving a sample of 97 female students, the relations between impulsivity and different types of thought control difficulties were examined. Both negative urgency and lack of perseverance were significantly related to the tendency to experience intrusive thoughts as measured by the TCAQ, the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, the obsessing subscale of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised, and an intrusion subscale of the White Bear Suppression Inventory. Regression analyses revealed that negative urgency and lack of perseverance independently contributed to worries and thought control difficulties and that negative urgency was the strongest predictor of all types of intrusions. On the basis of these findings, the authors discuss cognitive processes and content that may be related the different facets of impulsivity.

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Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts: Related Manifestations of Self-Control Difficulties?

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Linden

2010

Cogn Ther Res

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“…In support of this hypothesis, research indicates that mere engagement in thought suppression may not provide an accurate prediction of psychological symptoms. An examination of individuals' perceived ability to control their thoughts suggests that such perceptions may be the predictive mechanism for individuals' psychological symptoms (Luciano, Algarabel, Tomá s, & Martínez, 2005), however.…”

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“…To assess individuals' perceptions about their ability to control their own thoughts, Luciano et al (2005) present a self-report measure, referred to as the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ). The TCAQ does not measure individuals' actual ability to control their thoughts; rather, it taps individuals' beliefs, or perceptions, of how well they are able to control their thoughts.…”

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“…Therefore, although the measure is called the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire, we refer to the measured variable as perceived thought control ability. Based on the work of Luciano et al (2005), scores on the TCAQ correlate negatively with WBSI scores, suggesting that the measure has construct validity. In addition, scores on the TCAQ correlate significantly and negatively with symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders (Luciano et al, 2005).…”

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Predicting Psychological Symptoms: The Role of Perceived Thought Control Ability

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Klein

Donnelly

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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The suppression of intrusive thoughts, which have been related significantly to depressive and anxious symptoms (Blumberg, 2000), has become an area of interest for those treating individuals with psychological disorders. The current study sought to extend the findings of Luciano, Algarabel, Tomas, and Martínez (2005), who developed the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ) and found that scores on this measure were predictive of psychopathology. In particular, this study examined the relationship between scores on the TCAQ and the Personality Assessment Inventory. Findings suggested that individuals' perceived thought control ability correlated significantly with several dimensions of commonly-occurring psychological symptoms (e.g. anxiety) and more severe and persistent psychological symptoms (e.g. schizophrenia). Regression analyses also showed that perceived thought control ability predicted significantly a range of psychological symptoms over and above individuals' sex and perceived stress. Findings suggested that thought control ability may be an important future research area in psychological assessment and intervention.

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Meta‐analytic evidence shows no relationship between task‐based and self‐report measures of thought control

Göbel

Hensel

Schultheiss

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Applied Cognitive Psychology

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We meta‐analytically examined correlations between task‐based and self‐report thought control measures as well as potential moderators. Results of a frequentist meta‐analysis indicate that the two measures do not overlap, r = .07, 95% CI [−0.01;0.15] (k = 20; N = 1194); subgroup analyses for different self‐report measures r = .12; 95% CI [−0.06;0.30] and r = .03, 95% CI [−0.05;0.11], respectively. Additionally, we found no evidence for the presence of moderators. To further test whether the identified effect size is more consistent with a null effect or the assumption of a positive association, robust Bayesian meta‐analyses were conducted. We did not obtain sufficiently strong evidence to decide for or against a null effect. In sum, our findings suggest that task‐based and self‐report thought control measures might capture different psychological processes and thus call for more research on the different underlying processes and constructs they measure.

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Development and validation of the thought control ability questionnaire

Cited by 75 publications

References 32 publications

Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts: Related Manifestations of Self-Control Difficulties?

Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts: Related Manifestations of Self-Control Difficulties?

Predicting Psychological Symptoms: The Role of Perceived Thought Control Ability

Meta‐analytic evidence shows no relationship between task‐based and self‐report measures of thought control

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