Assessing metacognitive beliefs about worry: validation of German versions of the Why Worry Scale II and the Consequences of Worry Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metacognitive beliefs have been proposed to play a key role in initiating and maintaining worry. The Why Worry-Scale-II (WW-II) and Consequences of Worry Scale (COWS) are self-report questionnaires assessing positive and negative metacognitive beliefs. The main goal of this study was to validate German versions of these two questionnaires.

Method

N = 603 participants completed a questionnaire battery, including the two self-report measures of metacognitive beliefs. We conducted confirmatory factor analyses, calculated internal consistencies, and examined convergent and divergent validity. In addition, the questionnaires' power in predicting worry, repetitive negative thinking (RNT) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms were investiga

SUBMITTER: Thielsch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6047500 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature