Table 2. Published scale structure and rotated (Geomin) factor loadings from EFA of the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 at pre-treatment.
| MCQ-30 PUBLISHED SCALE STRUCTURE & ITEMS | EFA FACTOR LOADINGS | |||||
| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | ||
| Subscale: | Positive beliefs about worry | |||||
| MCQ-1 | Worrying helps me to avoid problems in the future | 0.08 | 0.66 | 0.15 | −0.19 | 0.05 |
| MCQ-7 | I need to worry in order to remain organized | 0.09 | 0.85 | −0.17 | −0.03 | 0.05 |
| MCQ-10 | Worrying helps me to get things sorted out in my mind | 0.05 | 0.88 | −0.05 | 0.10 | −0.14 |
| MCQ-19 | Worrying helps me cope | −0.04 | 0.85 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| MCQ-23 | Worrying helps me to solve problems | −0.10 | 0.85 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| MCQ-28 | I need to worry in order to work well | −0.04 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
| Subscale: | Negative beliefs about worry | |||||
| MCQ-2 | My worrying is dangerous for me | 0.58 | −0.17 | −0.02 | 0.10 | 0.14 |
| MCQ-4 | I could make myself sick with worrying | 0.65 | −0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 | −0.03 |
| MCQ-9 | My worrying thoughts persist, no matter how I try to stop them | 0.70 | 0.27 | 0.04 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
| MCQ-11 | I cannot ignore my worrying thoughts | 0.69 | 0.39 | −0.02 | 0,01 | −0.12 |
| MCQ-15 | My worrying could make me go mad | 0.62 | −0.14 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| MCQ-21 | When I start worrying, I cannot stop | 0.76 | 0.19 | 0.08 | −0.07 | 0.09 |
| Subscale: | Cognitive confidence | |||||
| MCQ-8 | I have little confidence in my memory for words and names | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.81 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
| MCQ-14 | My memory can mislead me at times | 0.19 | −0.03 | 0.60 | 0.24 | −0.07 |
| MCQ-17 | I have a poor memory | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.88 | −0.03 | −0.05 |
| MCQ-24 | I have little confidence in my memory for places | −0.10 | 0.05 | 0.82 | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| MCQ-26 | I do not trust my memory | −0.07 | −0.03 | 0.77 | −0.03 | 0.30 |
| MCQ-29 | I have little confidence in my memory for actions | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.57 | −0.09 | 0.47 |
| Subscale: | Need for control over thoughts | |||||
| MCQ-6 | If I did not control a worrying thought, and then it happened, it would be my fault. | 0.39 | 0.17 | −0.14 | −0.10 | 0.52 |
| MCQ-13 | I should be in control of my thoughts all of the time | −0.04 | −0.11 | −0.01 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
| MCQ-20 | Not being able to control my thoughts is a sign of weakness | 0.32 | 0.06 | −0.06 | 0.03 | 0.64 |
| MCQ-22 | I will be punished for not controlling certain thoughts | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.72 |
| MCQ-25 | It is bad to thinks certain thoughts | 0.13 | −0.02 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.50 |
| MCQ-27 | If I could not control my thoughts, I would not be able to function | −0.07 | −0.00 | −0.05 | 0.27 | 0.64 |
| Subscale: | Cognitive self-consciousness | |||||
| MCQ-3 | I think a lot about my thoughts | 0.56 | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.43 | −0.06 |
| MCQ-5 | I am aware of the way my mind works when I am thinking through a problem | 0.14 | 0.17 | −0.07 | 0.49 | −0.42 |
| MCQ-12 | I monitor my thoughts | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.12 | 0.66 | 0.02 |
| MCQ-16 | I am constantly aware of my thinking | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.66 | 0.05 |
| MCQ-18 | I pay close attention to the way my mind works | −0.02 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.83 | 0.02 |
| MCQ-30 | I constantly examine my thoughts | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.55 | 0.27 |
N.B. F1 ‘Negative beliefs about worry’ F2 ‘Positive beliefs about worry’ F3 ‘Cognitive confidence’ F4 ‘Need for control over thoughts’ F5 ‘Cognitive Self-conciousness’; Bold = loading >.4; Underline = highest loading where item loads >.4 on more than one factor.