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ArticleHealth psychology report2025

The Need for Controllability and Predictability questionnaire (NCP-q): psychometric properties and preliminary findings in a clinical sample.

Indra Ramakers, Riet Fonteyne, Marta Walentynowicz, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Maaike Van Den Houte, Katleen Bogaerts

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05907538 unknown statusnot on this map

Interoception in Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms

TypeobservationalSponsorHasselt UniversityRan2022 to 2024Enrolled84ConditionsFibromyalgia, Burnout, PsychologicalArmsInteroceptive accuracy measurement, Interoceptive sensibility measurement, Interoceptive awareness measurement
NCT05907590 unknown statusnot on this map

Proprioception and Interoception in Patients With Fibromyalgia

TypeobservationalSponsorHasselt UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled52ConditionsFibromyalgiaArmsInteroceptive accuracy measurement, Interoceptive sensibility measurement, Interoceptive awareness measurement, Proprioceptive accuracy measurement during postural control, Proprioceptive accuracy measurement of the neck
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Indra RamakersREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Riet FonteyneCentre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Marta WalentynowiczCentre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Lukas Van OudenhoveLaboratory for Brain-Gut Axis Studies (LABGAS), Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Maaike Van Den HouteREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Katleen BogaertsREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

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Abstract

backgroundGiven the importance of the need for controllability and predictability in the broad field of health psychology, a high-quality measurement tool for these constructs is required. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: The objective of our study was to validate the Need for Controllability and Predictability questionnaire (NCP-q), which is a 15-item self-report measure that assesses an individual's need for controllability and predictability. In study 1, an exploratory (

resultsThe results from study 1 suggest that the NCP-q should be used as a one-dimensional instrument. The NCP-q has excellent internal consistency and an acceptable four-week test-retest reliability. Convergent validity was demonstrated. Study 2 revealed significantly higher NCP-q scores for all patient groups compared to healthy controls, but no differences between patient groups.

conclusionsA higher self-reported need for controllability and predictability can be seen as a transdiagnostic underlying mechanism of different patient groups characterized by experiencing physical symptoms in daily life. The NCP-q can be used as a reliable, concise, and clinically relevant research tool and may contribute to identifying relevant underlying mechanisms in different patient samples.

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burnoutfunctional somatic syndromesneed for controlneed for predictabilitypanic disorder

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