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Assessment of Repetitive Negative Thinking in Children: the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire – Child Version (PTQ-C)

Auteurs: Patricia Bijttebier, Filip Raes, Michael W. Vasey, Margot Bastin, Thomas W. Ehring

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2015

Abstract

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) has been shown to be an important vulnerability factor for a variety of emotional problems. Recently, the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ) was developed as a content-independent measure of RNT in adults, which allows research into this process from a transdiagnostic perspective. The current study describes the construction of a child-appropriate version of the instrument and provides initial evidence for its reliability and validity. Both a one-factor model and a three-factor higher-order model were found to adequately fit with the data but the more parsimonious one-factor model was retained for further analyses. The unidimensional PTQ-C scale showed excellent internal consistency and its validity was supported by substantial correlations with other measures of repetitive thinking as well as with symptom levels of depression and anxiety. Finally, as expected, regression analyses suggested that the PTQ-C scale captures the general repetitive negative thinking associated with anxiety and depression, whereas measures of worry and brooding tap additional content-related aspects of these symptom dimensions.

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Unfortunately, we did not collect data on racial/ethnic background or SES. However, the population of children in the participating schools is predominantly Caucasian and can be considered as representative of the Belgian population in terms of SES.

We thank an anonymous reviewer for this valuable suggestion.

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Titel: Assessment of Repetitive Negative Thinking in Children: the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire – Child Version (PTQ-C)
Auteurs: Patricia Bijttebier
Filip Raes
Michael W. Vasey
Margot Bastin
Thomas W. Ehring
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9446-x

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