Turkish Version of the Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties

Joint Authors

Batmaz, Sedat
Kocbiyik, Sibel
Yuncu, Ozgur Ahmet

Source

Depression Research and Treatment

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-08-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Cognitive distortions are interrelated with all layers of cognitions, and they may be part of the treatment once they are accessed, identified, labeled, and changed.

From both a research and a clinical perspective, it is of utmost importance to disentangle cognitive distortions from similar constructs.

Recently, the Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire (CD-Quest), a brief and comprehensive measure, was developed to assess both the frequency and the intensity of cognitive distortions.

The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the CD-Quest in a psychiatric outpatient sample.

Demographic and clinical data of the participants were analyzed by descriptive statistics.

For group comparisons, Student’s t -test was applied.

An exploratory principal components factor analysis was performed, followed by an oblique rotation.

To assess the internal consistency of the scale Cronbach’s α was computed.

The correlation coefficient was calculated for test-retest reliability over a 4-week period.

For concurrent validity, bivariate Pearson correlation analyses were conducted with the measures of mood severity and negatively biased cognitions.

The results revealed that the scale had excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, unidimensional factor structure, and evidence of concurrent and discriminant validity.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Batmaz, Sedat& Kocbiyik, Sibel& Yuncu, Ozgur Ahmet. 2015. Turkish Version of the Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061129

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Batmaz, Sedat…[et al.]. Turkish Version of the Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061129

American Medical Association (AMA)

Batmaz, Sedat& Kocbiyik, Sibel& Yuncu, Ozgur Ahmet. Turkish Version of the Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties. Depression Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061129

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1061129