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ArticleBMC psychology2024

Validation of the english version of the Multidimensional Mentalizing Questionnaire (MMQ).

Germano Vera Cruz, Lucien Rochat, Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Riaz Khan, Yasser Khazaal

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Germano Vera CruzDepartment of Psychology, CRP-CPO, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, UR, 7273, France. germano.vera.cruz@u-picardie.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-6933
Lucien RochatDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Specialized Facility in Behavioral Addiction ReConnecte, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Magdalena Liberacka-DwojakDepartment of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Monika Wiłkość-DębczyńskaDepartment of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Riaz KhanFrontier Medical College, Bahria University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Yasser KhazaalAddiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland. yasser.khazaal@chuv.ch.

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Abstract

backgroundMentalizing refers to the ability to understand one's own and others' mental states. Mentalizing is considered a key component of social cognition and healthy personality development. A multinational assessment tools able to appraise the multidimensional and multifaceted aspects of this complex construct are needed.

objectiveThe present study had two aims: (a) validate an English version of the Multidimensional Mentalizing Questionnaire (MMQ, 33 items) which was designed to assess mentalizing based on an integrated and multilevel model of mentalizing; (b) explore the correlational relationships between the six dimensions of the MMQ and a set of sociodemographic, psycho-cognitive, mental health, and socio-functional variables.

methodsOverall, 1823 individuals (age: 19-76 years old [M = 45; SD = 16]; sex: male = 48.51%, female = 50.57%, non-binary = 0.9%) participated in an online survey. While the participants came from 77 different countries, most of them were residents in UK and USA (95%). Data analytics include confirmatory factorial analysis and Pearson correlations.

resultsThe CFA results validated the factorial structure of a 28-items MMQ-English version, with acceptable goodness of fit indices. Regarding the psychometric properties, the MMQ-English version showed good internal reliability and significant positive correlation with another scale designed to assess an analogue construct showing a fair convergent validity. The findings indicated that males, individuals with lower levels of education, lower socio-economic status, depressed, and with a higher score of loneliness are significantly more likely to report poor mentalizing compared with females, individuals with higher education level, greater SES, happier, and with lower scores of loneliness.

conclusionThe present study validated the English version of the MMQ.

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MentalizationPsychometricsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCognitionLonelinessMentalizingMoodSocial functioning

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PMCPMC11167805

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