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Validation of a French version of the thought control questionnaire-insomnia revised (TCQI-R)
Schmidt, Ralph Erich; Gay, Philippe; Van der Linden, Martial
2009In European Review of Applied Psychology, 59 (1), p. 69-78
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Keywords :
Insomnia; Mental control; Thought suppression; Worry
Abstract :
[en] Counterproductive strategies of mental control are assumed to contribute to excessive cognitive activity, thereby exacerbating sleep disturbances. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a French version of the thought control questionnaire-insomnia revised (TCQI-R; Ree, M.J., Harvey, A.G., Blake, R., Tang, N.K.Y., Shawe-Taylor, M., 2005. Attempts to control unwanted thoughts in the night: development of the thought control questionnaire-insomnia revised (TCQI-R). Behaviour Research and Therapy 43, 985-998.), a new instrument designed to capture different strategies of thought management that people use when trying to fall asleep. Analysis of the responses of 298 adults replicated the six-factor solution involving aggressive suppression, behavioral distraction, cognitive distraction, reappraisal, social avoidance, and worry. The corresponding subscales showed sound internal consistency. Further, all thought control strategies correlated significantly with some facets of insomnia, with aggressive suppression and worry being most strongly related to sleep disturbances. These findings suggest that the French TCQI-R constitutes a valuable instrument for investigating the implications of mental control in insomnia. © 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Schmidt, Ralph Erich;  Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 40, boulevard du Pont-d'Arve, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Gay, Philippe;  Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, 7, rue des Battoirs, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Van der Linden, Martial ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie
Language :
English
Title :
Validation of a French version of the thought control questionnaire-insomnia revised (TCQI-R)
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
European Review of Applied Psychology
ISSN :
1162-9088
eISSN :
1878-3457
Publisher :
Elsevier Masson, Paris, France
Volume :
59
Issue :
1
Pages :
69-78
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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