Metacognitions About Smoking: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Metacognitions About Smoking Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure, internal consistency and concurrent validity of the Italian version of the Metacognitions about Smoking Questionnaire (MSQ), utilizing the framework of the Self-Regulation Executive Function model. A total of 532 smokers completed the Italian-translated version of the MSQ, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, the Severity Dependence Scale, the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21. To test the factorial structure of the MSQ, a series of confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were run; correlational analyses and structural equation modelling (SEMs) approaches were undertaken to evaluate the concurrent validity. The 12-item MSQ with four factors was confirmed: positive metacognitions about cognitive regulation (PM-CR), positive metacog

SUBMITTER: Palmieri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720064 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature