The assessment of obsessive beliefs in adolescents

  1. Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo
  2. Lemos Giráldez, Serafín 1
  3. Paino Piñeiro, María de las Mercedes 1
  4. Villazón García, Ursula
  5. Sierra Baigrie, Susana
  6. Muñiz Fernández, José 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
International journal of psychology and psychological therapy

ISSN: 1577-7057

Año de publicación: 2009

Volumen: 9

Número: 3

Páginas: 351-364

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

The purpose of this paper was to study the psychometric properties of the Obsessional Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44) in nonclinical adolescents. Additionally, the factorial structure of obsessive cognitions and its relationship with obsessive-compulsive symptoms were also analysed. A sample of 508 adolescents was used, 49% of them being boys. The age range was 12-19, with a mean age of 14.9 (SD= 1.6). The results indicated that the OBQ-44 has good psychometric properties. The internal consistency of the subscales ranged from 0.77 to 0.86. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that both the three-factor (Responsibility/Threat estimation, Importance/Control of thoughts and Perfectionism/Certainty) and the four-factor (Importance/Control of thoughts, Responsibility, Perfectionism/Certainty, and Threat estimation) models showed an adequate fit to the data. Likewise, a statistically significant correlation was observed between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and obsessive beliefs. Consistent with previous literature, obsessive cognitions presented a multifactorial structure and were found to be associated to obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Hence, the OBQ-44 can be considered an adequate measurement instrument for the assessment of dysfunctional beliefs in nonclinical populations.

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