TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing negative cognitive style
T2 - Development and validation of a Short-Form version of the Cognitive Style Questionnaire
AU - Meins, Elizabeth
AU - McCarthy-Jones, Simon
AU - Fernyhough, Charles
AU - Lewis, Glyn
AU - Bentall, Richard P.
AU - Alloy, Lauren B.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - The Cognitive Style Questionnaire (CSQ) is a frequently employed measure of negative cognitive style, associated with vulnerability to anxiety and depression. However, the CSQ's length can limit its utility in research. We describe the development of a Short-Form version of the CSQ. After evaluation and modification of two pilot versions, the 8-item CSQ Short Form (CSQ-SF) was administered to a convenience sample of adults (N=278). The CSQ-SF was found to have satisfactory internal reliability and test-retest reliability. It also exhibited construct validity by demonstrating predicted correlations with measures of depression and anxiety. Results suggest that the CSQ-SF is suitable for administration via the Internet.
AB - The Cognitive Style Questionnaire (CSQ) is a frequently employed measure of negative cognitive style, associated with vulnerability to anxiety and depression. However, the CSQ's length can limit its utility in research. We describe the development of a Short-Form version of the CSQ. After evaluation and modification of two pilot versions, the 8-item CSQ Short Form (CSQ-SF) was administered to a convenience sample of adults (N=278). The CSQ-SF was found to have satisfactory internal reliability and test-retest reliability. It also exhibited construct validity by demonstrating predicted correlations with measures of depression and anxiety. Results suggest that the CSQ-SF is suitable for administration via the Internet.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Cognitive style
KW - Depression
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856619437&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2011.11.026
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2011.11.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 22389545
AN - SCOPUS:84856619437
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 52
SP - 581
EP - 585
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 5
ER -