The factor structure and concurrent validity of the Korean version of the Metacognitions Questionnaire 30 (K-MCQ-30).
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to examine the factor structure of a Korean version of the Metacognitions Questionnaire 30 (K-MCQ-30) and to further evaluate its concurrent validity.


METHODS
Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on the data sets from two independent samples of Korean college students (n = 662; n = 664). Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted on the cross-sectional data from another sample (n = 97).


RESULTS
The 5-factor model of the K-MCQ-30 showed a good fit to the first sample after minor modification. The revised 5-factor model was replicated with the second sample. Five factors of the K-MCQ-30 had positive correlations with measures of emotional disorder symptoms and predicted each of the symptoms in different ways.


CONCLUSIONS
These results provide general support for the 5-factor structure of the K-MCQ-30 and its good concurrent validity in nonclinical samples.
Hallym University, South Korea. yrcho@hallym.ac.kr
Yongrae
Y
Cho
Seungmin
S
Jahng
Sukhi
S
Chai
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D055815:Young Adult