Study of psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale(BCIS) in a nonclinical iranian sample

Yousefi , rahim; Fathabadi , jalil; Izanlo , balal

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Yousefi R, Fathabadi J, Izanlo B. Study of psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale(BCIS) in a nonclinical iranian sample. yafte 2013; 15 (1) :71-82
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Study of psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale(BCIS) in a nonclinical iranian sample

Rahim Yousefi ^*

, Jalil Fathabadi

, Balal Izanlo

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology

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Background: Cognitive insight is a complex and multidimentional concept. The clinical measurements of insight have focused primarily on patients’ unawareness of their having a mental disorder and of their need for treatment. Modern approaches have focused on some of the cognitive processes involved in patients’re-evaluation of their anomalous experiences and of their specific misinterpretations. The aim of this study was the examination of factor structure of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) in a nonclinical iranian sample. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 476 university students, completed the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS). The data were analyzed by LISREL and SPSS softwares. Results: The results showed that 2 main factors: Self-reflectiveness and Self-certainty which had been revealed primarily by Beck and his colleagues (2004) have been obtained as independent subscales in this research too. Conclusion: The results provided tentative support for the factor structure of the BCIS, and suggest that the BCIS is a valid measure to use in a non-clinical population.

Keywords: Cognitive Insight, Factor analysis, Scale, Beck

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Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2013/05/12 | Accepted: 2013/05/20 | Published: 2013/05/20