Development and validation of the metacognitive beliefs about performances questionnaire

Steven Love; Lee Kannis-Dymand; Geoff Lovell

doi:10.7352/IJSP.2019.50.411

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Development and validation of the metacognitive beliefs about performances questionnaire

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Development and validation of the metacognitive beliefs about performances questionnaire

Steven Love, Lee Kannis-Dymand and Geoff Lovell

International Journal of Sport Psychology, Vol.50(5), pp.411-436

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7352/IJSP.2019.50.411

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Psychology

Cognitive Sciences

metacognitive beliefs

questionnaire validation

psychometric properties

athletes

sports

The purpose of this study was to develop a sport-specific self-report measure of metacognitive beliefs: The Metacognitive Beliefs about Performances Questionnaire (MBPQ). Firstly, principal components analysis and reliability tests showed that the MBPQ retained a reliable five-factor solution: positive beliefs about competitive worry; positive beliefs about rumination; positive beliefs about arousal; negative beliefs about competitive thinking; and beliefs about need to control cognition. Secondly, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and validity tests confirmed internal validity in a triathlete field sample. Thirdly, concurrent validity was also evident through analyses of bivariate correlations with existing generalised metacognitive measures (the Metacognitions Questionnaire 30; the Adapted Positive Beliefs about Rumination Scale), and through associations with state anxiety variables (cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, thought disruption, and self-confidence). Overall, the results have conveyed the MBPQ to be a sound measure of metacognitive beliefs in competitive athletes. The implications and interactions of these subscales were discussed accordingly.

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Title: Development and validation of the metacognitive beliefs about performances questionnaire
Authors: Steven Love (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Lee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: International Journal of Sport Psychology, Vol.50(5), pp.411-436
Publisher: Edizioni Luigi Pozzi s.r.l.
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.7352/IJSP.2019.50.411
ISSN: 0047-0767
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450820102621
Output Type: Journal article

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