The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44)

Boysan M., Besiroglu L., Cetinkaya N., Atli A., Aydin A.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, cilt.47, sa.3, ss.216-222, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/npa.5454
  • Dergi Adı: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.216-222
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Cognitive factors have a central place in the etiology and persistence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of the study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44). Original factor structure of the OBQ-44 and discrimination characteristic of the instrument between OCD patients and nonclinical population were evaluated extensively in Turkish sample.