Development and initial validation of the obsessive belief questionnaire-child version (OBQ-CV).
BACKGROUND
Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) propose that beliefs are important in the etiology and maintenance of OCD and that these beliefs develop during childhood [Neal et al., 1991: Psychol Bull 109:400-410; Rachman, 1997: Behav Res Ther 35:793-802; Cronbach, 1951: Psychometrika 16:297-334]. However, the ability to test these predictions has been hampered by the lack of a standardized measure of OCD-related beliefs for youth. Therefore, this article presents initial data on a youth version of the widely used Obsessive Belief Questionnaire (OBQ) [Bonett, 2002: J Educ Behav Stat 27:335-340].


METHODS
Data examining the psychometric properties of the Obsessive Belief Questionnaire-Child Version (OBQ-CV) are presented from two pediatric OCD samples: a North American (n=29, aged 9-17 years) and a Dutch sample (n=48, aged 8-18 years).


RESULTS
Preliminary findings from both samples support the internal consistency, retest reliability, and convergent validity of the OBQ-CV.


CONCLUSIONS
Results of this study suggest that the OBQ-CV is a promising tool for examining the role of cognitions in pediatric OCD. Development of the OBQ-CV to augment the existing adult version of the scale creates unique opportunities for investigating the role of cognitions in OCD across the lifespan.
Coles
Meredith E
ME
Binghamton University, SUNY, New York 13902-6000, USA. mcoles@binghamton.edu
Wolters
Lidewij H
LH
Sochting
Ingrid
I
de Haan
Else
E
Pietrefesa
Ashley S
AS
Whiteside
Stephen P
SP
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D009656:North America; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*