A Psychometric Evaluation of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ) and the Prediction of Cognitive Control
Auteur, co-auteurs
Type de référence
Date
2009-11-12Langue de la référence
AnglaisEntité(s) de recherche
Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Résumé
Study 1 evaluated the psychometric properties of the English version of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ; Luciano et al. 2005), an index of perceived control over intrusive cognitions. Confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of 720 University students revealed a clear uni-dimensional structure (after removal of items 5, 7, 8, 14, and 25) with high internal consistency (α = .87, 95% CI = [.86, .88]) and test-retest reliability after a six month interval (r = .68). Correlational analyses supported an inverse relationship with measures of depression, anxiety, maladaptive cognitive control strategies, and obsessive–compulsive symptomatology. Study 2 tested the ability of the TCAQ to predict successful cognitive control during an experimental suppression protocol. Results demonstrated that weak thought control ability was predictive of the frequency and associated levels of distress of a target thought while under instruction to suppress. Additionally, weak perceived thought control ability was predictive of increased efforts to suppress the target material. Collectively, results suggest that thought control ability is a measurable individual difference variable and that the TCAQ is a reliable index of perceived cognitive control.Titre du périodique
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral AssessmentMaison d’édition
Springer New YorkPays d'édition
Etats-Unisp-ISSN
0882-2689e-ISSN
1573-3505Evaluation par les pairs (peer reviewing)
ouiPortée nationale / internationale
internationaleVolume / tome
32Fascicule
3Pagination
397-405URL permanente ORFEE
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12162/4137Autre(s) URL(s) permanente(s)
http://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-009-9171-z- Tout ORFEE
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