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. 2014 Sep 12;9(9):e107302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107302

Table 3. Descriptive data, internal consistency and inter-correlations among the five latent MCQ-30 factors (CFA standardised solution).

Pre-treatment
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) POS NEG CC NC CSC Alpha
POS 9.2 (3.95) 8 (8.7–9.7) 1 .57** .29** .59** .55** .89
NEG 11.2 (4.17) 11 (10.6–11.7) 1 .42** .58** .64** .80
CC 10.0 (4.10) 9 (9.5–10.6) 1 .46** .18* .85
NC 10.1 (3.68) 9.0 (9.6–10.6) 1 .64** .73
CSC 13.3 (4.39) 13 (12.7–13.9) 1 .79

N.B. MCQ-30 subscales: ‘Positive beliefs about worry’ (POS); ‘Negative beliefs about worry’ (NEG); ‘Cognitive Confidence’ (CC); ‘Need for control over thoughts’ (NC); ‘Cognitive Self Consciousness’ (CSC) *p<.05; **p<.001.