Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 20, 2018
Last Modified: January 09, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Short Form of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30) as described in:
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. doi:10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00147-5
Long Form of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ):
Cartwright-Hatton, S., & Wells, A. (1997). Beliefs about worry and intrusions: the metacognitions questionnaire and its correlates. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 11, 279–296.
3 minutes
30 4-point likert scale, self-report
slightly adapted from Cartwright-Hatton & Wells, A. (1997), see section Editable Parameters
File Name: mcq_30_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| total | Sum of all responses (score range: 30-120) zTotal: z-score of Total Score with Mean = 48.41, SD = 13.31 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pTotal: percentile rank of z-score Subscales are calculated by summing the following items (score range: 6-24) cognitiveConfidence (lack of)= sum of (q8,q14,q17,q24,q26,q29) zCognitiveConfidence: z-score with Mean = 9.51, SD = 4.06 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pCognitiveConfidence: percentile rank of z-score positiveBeliefs (about worry)=sum of (q1,q7,q10,q19,q23,q28) zPositiveBeliefs: z-score with Mean = 9.60, SD = 3.46 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pPositiveBeliefs: percentile rank of z-score cognitiveSelfConsciousness: sum of (q3,q5,q12,q16,q18,q30) zCognitiveSelfConsciousness: z-score with Mean 11.65, SD = 4.68 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pCognitiveSelfConsciousness: percentile rank of z-score uncontrollabilityDanger (negative beliefs about) = sum of (q2,q4,q9,q11,q15,q21) zUnControllabilityDanger: z-score with Mean = 9.30, SD = 4.00 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pUnControllabilityDanger: percentile rank of z-score needControlThoughts: sum of (q6,q13,q20,q22,q25,q27) zNeedControlThoughts: z-score with Mean = 8.34, SD = 2.62 (see Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004, Table 1, p.389) pNeedControlThoughts: percentile rank of z-score |
File Name: mcq_30_survey.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (do not agree) - 4 (agree very much) no reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |