Validation of the urdu version of metacognitive questionnaire in pakistan
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2020
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
Metacognition is a unique perception related to cognition that has been explored in
current years. It is a higher-order thinking structure, which includes knowledge and a
person’s self-awareness of his/her cognitive functions and facts controlled by his/her
metacognitive abilities. The present study aimed to examine psychometric properties of
the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ; Chohan & Kausar, 2015; Urdu version), to
validate MCQ with Pakistani population by employing Confirmatory Factor Analyses
(CFA). Well-being Scale (Bradley, 1996) and Anxious Thoughts Inventory (Wells, 1994)
were used to examine divergent and convergent validity of MCQ respectively. The
sample consisted of 503 undergraduate and post-graduate students recruited from
different public and private Universities located in Lahore. They ranged in ages from 18
40 years (M= 22.7, SD= 2.9). Factor structure emerged after CFA of MCQ-30 Urdu
version was comparable with that of English version of MCQ-30 and the scale showed
good internal consistency (ranging from .68 -.75). Convergent and Divergent validity as
also examined using Pearson Correlation analysis. The results suggest that MCQ-30 Urdu
version is a reliable and valid measure for use with the Pakistani population. Results also
revealed metacognition a significant predictor of worry related thoughts.