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Development and Validation of the Certainty About Mental States Questionnaire (CAMSQ): A Self-Report Measure of Mentalizing Oneself and Others
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Abstract The Certainty About Mental States Questionnaire (CAMSQ) is a self-report measure of the perceived capacity to understand mental states of the self and others (i.e., mentalizing). In two studies (total N = 1828), we developed the CAMSQ in both English and German as a two-dimensional measure of Self- ... view more
The Certainty About Mental States Questionnaire (CAMSQ) is a self-report measure of the perceived capacity to understand mental states of the self and others (i.e., mentalizing). In two studies (total N = 1828), we developed the CAMSQ in both English and German as a two-dimensional measure of Self- and Other-Certainty, investigated associations with other measures of mentalizing, and explored relationships to personality functioning and mental health. The CAMSQ performed well in terms of convergent and discriminant validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance across the United States and Germany. The present research indicates that the CAMSQ assesses maladaptive forms of having too little or too much certainty about mental states (consistent with hypomentalizing and hypermentalizing). A psychologically adaptive profile of perceived mentalizing capacity appears to be characterized by high Self-Certainty that exceeds Other-Certainty, suggesting that imbalances between Self-Certainty and Other-Certainty (Other-Self-Discrepancy) play an important role within personality pathology.... view less
Keywords
mentality; psychological theory; personality; personality psychology; test; questionnaire; self-assessment; validation; personality research; Federal Republic of Germany; United States of America
Classification
Personality Psychology
Free Keywords
test development; mentalizing; discrepancy effects; personality functioning; personality disorders; Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); ZIS 147
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 651-674
Journal
Assessment, 30 (2023) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211061280
ISSN
1073-1911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed