Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire: factor structure and psychometric properties.

• José Miguel Latorre Postigo ^[2] ; Marta Nieto López ^[2] ; María Antonia Font Payeras ^[1] ; Laura Ros Segura ^[2] ; Jesús Heras ^[2] ; Jorge Javier Ricarte Trives ^[2]
  1. [1] Hospital General de Villarrobledo

     Hospital General de Villarrobledo

     Villarrobledo, España

     
  2. [2] University of Castilla La Mancha. Department of Psychology, Albacete, Spain.
• Localización: Anales de psicología, ISSN-e 1695-2294, ISSN 0212-9728, Vol. 36, Nº. 3 (October - December), 2020, págs. 457-467
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.6018/analesps.397711
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Cuestionario de Evitación Cognitiva: estructura factorial y propiedades psicométricas
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  • español

    La evitación cognitiva se refiere a las estrategias y esfuerzos dirigidos a prevenir experiencias negativas y eventos aversivos que provocan ansiedad. El presente estudio analizó la estructura factorial y las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del Cuestionario de evitación cognitiva (CAQ; Sexton & Dugas, 2008), un instrumento que evalúa cinco estrategias de evitación cognitiva relacionadas con la preocupación. La traducción al español se administró a una muestra no clínica de 614 participantes (18-82 años). La escala total y las subescalas mostraron una consistencia interna de buena a excelente. Utilizando el análisis factorial confirmatorio, un modelo de cinco factores mostró un buen ajuste entre la estructura teórica y los datos empíricos. Se obtuvo evidencia de validez convergente y discriminante a través del análisis de las correlaciones del cuestionario con medidas de preocupación, supresión del pensamiento, rumiación y estilos de afrontamiento. Los resultados arrojaron datos preliminares satisfactorios sobre la adaptación española del CAQ, que podría proporcionar mayores avances en la práctica clínica y la investigación sobre procesos cognitivos y trastornos de ansiedad.

  • English

    Cognitive avoidance refers to strategies and efforts toward prevention of aversive experiences and events that provoke anxiety. The present study analyzed the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ; Sexton & Dugas, 2008), an instrument that assesses five worry-related cognitive avoidance strategies. The Spanish translation was administered to a non-clinical sample of 614 participants (18-82 years). The total scale and subscales showed good to excellent internal consistency. Using confirmatory factor analysis, a five-factor model showed a good fit between the theoretical structure and the empirical data. Evidence of convergent and discriminant validity was obtained through analysis of the correlations of the questionnaire with measures of worry, thought suppression, rumination and coping styles. The results yielded satisfactory preliminary data on the Spanish adaptation of the CAQ, which could provide for further advances in clinical practice and research on cognitive processes and anxiety disorders. 

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