Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Cognitive Failures Questionnaire

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Mahnaz Shahgholian ¹ ( Psychology Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran,Iran )

Received: 2023-06-15 Accepted : 2023-06-15 Published : 2023-03-21

Keywords: reliability, validity, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Iranian populations,

Abstract :

This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the persian version of the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. 300students (123 male and 177 female) were selected by cluster random sampling method. The subjects responded to the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire(Broadbent, Cooper, Fitzgerald & Parkes, 1982), Metacognition Questionnaire (Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004), and Barkley Deficits in ExecutiveFunctioning Scale (Barkley, 2011). The results of the explorative factor analysis showed the 4 factors with an eigenvalue higher than 1 that wereexplaining 76.81% of variance together. Fit indexes of the confirmatory factor analysis model confirmed the fit of this questionnaire. The results of thecorrelation coefficient showed a significant positive relationship between cognitive failures with metacognition inefficiency and executive dysfunction.Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of Cognitive Failures Questionnaire subscales and the overall score were obtained in the range of 0.65-0.81. Based onfindings, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire appears to be reliable and valid in Iranian populations.