German Translation and Validation of the Cognitive Style Questionnaire Short Form (CSQ-SF-D).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Cognitive Style Questionnaire is a valuable tool for the assessment of hopeless cognitive styles in depression research, with predictive power in longitudinal studies. However, it is very burdensome to administer. Even the short form is still long, and neither this nor the original version exist in validated German translations.

Methods

The questionnaire was translated from English to German, back-translated and commented on by clinicians. The reliability, factor structure and external validity of an online form of the questionnaire were examined on 214 participants. External validity was measured on a subset of 90 subjects.

Results

The resulting CSQ-SF-D had good to excellent reliability, both across items and subscales, and similar external validity t

SUBMITTER: Huys QJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4774974 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature