TABLE 3.
MCQ-30: Internal consistency, inter-correlations among the latent factors and correlations with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (N = 440).
| 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | Alpha | |
| 1. MCQ-30 positive beliefs | 0.34*** | 0.20*** | 0.40*** | 0.46*** | 0.67*** | 0.36*** | 0.08ns | 0.26*** | 0.88 |
| 2. MCQ-30 negative beliefs | − | 0.36*** | 0.56*** | 0.55*** | 0.79*** | 0.63*** | 0.34*** | 0.57*** | 0.83 |
| 3. MCQ-30 cognitive confidence | − | − | 0.33*** | 0.19** | 0.61*** | 0.24*** | 0.34*** | 0.33*** | 0.91 |
| 4. MCQ-30 need for control | − | − | − | 0.50*** | 0.76*** | 0.35*** | 0.21*** | 0.33*** | 0.73 |
| 5. MCQ-30 cognitive self–consciousness | − | − | − | − | 0.75*** | 0.40*** | 0.06ns | 0.27*** | 0.81 |
| 6. MCQ-30 total | − | − | − | − | − | 0.55*** | 0.29*** | 0.50*** | 0.91 |
| 7. HADS-anxiety | − | − | − | − | − | − | 0.45*** | 0.86*** | 0.81 |
| 8. HADS-depression | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 0.84*** | 0.76 |
| 9. HADS-total | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 0.84 |
MCQ-30, Metacognitions Questionnaire 30; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. ***Correlation is significant at p < 0.001 (2-tailed); **Correlation is significant at p < 0.01 (2-tailed); nsNon-significant.