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- Title
Development and initial validation of the obsessive belief questionnaire-child version (OBQ-CV).
- Authors
Coles, Meredith E.; Wolters, Lidewij H.; Sochting, Ingrid; de Haan, Else; Pietrefesa, Ashley S.; Whiteside, Stephen P.
- Abstract
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. Depression and Anxiety, 2010. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder in children; ETIOLOGY of diseases; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ANXIETY; NEUROSES; COGNITION in children
- Publication
Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269), 2010, Vol 27, Issue 10, p982
- ISSN
1091-4269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/da.20702