TY - JOUR
T1 - Metacognitive self-assessment scale
T2 - psychometric properties and clinical implications
AU - Faustino, Bruno
AU - Branco Vasco, António
AU - Oliveira, Jorge
AU - Lopes, Paulo
AU - Fonseca, Isabel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Metacognition is a higher-order psychological construct that has been conceptualized as the ability to identify and describe mental states, beliefs, and intentions of self and others. The Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale (MSAS), was developed to assess different functions of metacognition, being a potential asset in fields such as psychotherapy and clinical neuropsychology. However, a reliability and validity study is still lacking, as well, the study with other related metacognitive constructs. This research describes the psychometric analysis of the MSAS in a cross-sectional design and the study of the relationship between metacognitive functions, meta-beliefs and cognitive fusion. The sample comprised 194 participants from the general population (76% women), with an average age of 32 years old. Exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha, test-retest, and validity procedures through bivariate correlations with convergent/divergent measures were conducted. The scale showed satisfactory psychometric properties with good internal consistency along with appropriate convergent/divergent validity. Metacognition and cognitive fusion were negatively correlated, while negative meta-beliefs and mastery predicted the variance of cognitive fusion. Decentering-differentiation factor correlated negatively with cognitive fusion and personal discomfort. These results suggest that MSAS may be a reliable tool to assess metacognition in the Portuguese population. Clinical implications are discussed.
AB - Metacognition is a higher-order psychological construct that has been conceptualized as the ability to identify and describe mental states, beliefs, and intentions of self and others. The Metacognition Self-Assessment Scale (MSAS), was developed to assess different functions of metacognition, being a potential asset in fields such as psychotherapy and clinical neuropsychology. However, a reliability and validity study is still lacking, as well, the study with other related metacognitive constructs. This research describes the psychometric analysis of the MSAS in a cross-sectional design and the study of the relationship between metacognitive functions, meta-beliefs and cognitive fusion. The sample comprised 194 participants from the general population (76% women), with an average age of 32 years old. Exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha, test-retest, and validity procedures through bivariate correlations with convergent/divergent measures were conducted. The scale showed satisfactory psychometric properties with good internal consistency along with appropriate convergent/divergent validity. Metacognition and cognitive fusion were negatively correlated, while negative meta-beliefs and mastery predicted the variance of cognitive fusion. Decentering-differentiation factor correlated negatively with cognitive fusion and personal discomfort. These results suggest that MSAS may be a reliable tool to assess metacognition in the Portuguese population. Clinical implications are discussed.
KW - Cognitive fusion
KW - meta-beliefs
KW - metacognition
KW - psicometrics
KW - self-report
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074487992&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23279095.2019.1671843
DO - 10.1080/23279095.2019.1671843
M3 - Article
C2 - 31646901
AN - SCOPUS:85074487992
SN - 2327-9095
VL - 28
SP - 596
EP - 606
JO - Applied neuropsychology. Adult
JF - Applied neuropsychology. Adult
IS - 5
ER -