Psychometric properties of the catastrophic cognitions questionnaire-modified (CCQ-Modified) among community samples in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Ibrahim, Normala, Mohd Sidik, Sherina, Oei, Tian Po
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. 2016
• Subjects: BF Psychology; BF176 Psychological tests and testing; BF309 Consciousness. Cognition; BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion; BF636 Applied psychology; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health; RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75571/1/10.%20Abdul%20Khaiyom%2C%20Mukhtar%2C%20Ibrahim%2C%20Mohd%20Sidik%20%26%20Oei%202016.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75571/7/75571%20Psychometric%20Properties%20of%20the%20Catastrophic%20Cognitions%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75571/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smi.2660

The Catastrophic Cognitions Questionnaire-Modified (CCQ-M) is a common instrument for measuring catastrophic thoughts. In some countries, however, CCQ-M still poses concerns following the lack of appropriate validation among their populations. The current study aimed to examine the factor structure...