Metacognitions Questionnaire – 30

The MCQ-30 is the shortened version of the original MCQ. It is a 30-item scale that assesses individual differences across five factors that are considered core to the metacognitive model of psychological disorders.The MCQ-30 is the shortened version of the original MCQ. It is a 30-item scale that assesses individual differences across five factors that are considered core to the metacognitive model of psychological disorders.

Key side effects or adverse event/s measured:

The MCQ-30 adopts the same 4-point Likert response scale as in the original MCQ was retained. The scale goes from 1 (do not agree),to 4 (agree very much).

Item and subscale information:

The 30-item version of the MCQ has the same subscales as the original MCQ: Positive beliefs about worry, Negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, Cognitive confidence (assessing confidence in attention and memory), Negative beliefs concerning the consequences of not controlling thoughts, and Cognitive self-consciousness (the tendency to focus attention on thought processes).The 30-item version of the MCQ has the same subscales as the original MCQ: Positive beliefs about worry, Negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, Cognitive confidence (assessing confidence in attention and memory), Negative beliefs concerning the consequences of not controlling thoughts, and Cognitive self-consciousness (the tendency to focus attention on thought processes).

Administration type: Self-report Timeframe:

Not specified.

Approx time: 15-30 minutes

Access information:

Wells, A., & Cartwright-Hatton, S. (2004). A short form of the metacognitions questionnaire: properties of the MCQ-30. Behaviour research and therapy, 42(4), 385-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00147-5

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Yes, for non-commercial purposes.

License details:

Use of this scale is permitted without permission for research and education purposes. Any other reproduction or distribution of the test content is not authorised without written permission from the author and publisher.

Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only

Spada, M. M., Mohiyeddini, C., & Wells, A. (2008). Measuring metacognitions associated with emotional distress: Factor structure and predictive validity of the metacognitions questionnaire 30. Personality and Individual differences, 45(3), 238-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.005
Cook, S. A., Salmon, P., Dunn, G., & Fisher, P. (2014). Measuring metacognition in cancer: Validation of the Metacognitions Questionnaire 30 (MCQ-30). PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e107302. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107302

Metacognitions Questionnaire – 30 (MCQ-30)

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