Ramakers Indra, Fonteyne Riet, Walentynowicz Marta, Oudenhove Lukas Van, Houte Maaike Van Den, Bogaerts Katleen
REVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Centre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Health Psychol Rep. 2025 Jan 24;13(2):201-214. doi: 10.5114/hpr/195733. eCollection 2025.
Given 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.
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 ( = 464) and confirmatory ( = 304) factor analysis was performed in two student convenience samples. In study 2, NCP-q data of patients with panic disorder ( = 34), stress-related syndromes (overstrain, = 33; burnout, = 39), functional somatic syndromes (fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome, = 34), and healthy controls ( = 30) were compared.
The 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.
A 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.
鉴于在健康心理学广泛领域中可控性和可预测性需求的重要性，需要一种针对这些构念的高质量测量工具。
我们研究的目的是验证可控性与可预测性需求问卷（NCP-q），这是一种包含15个条目的自我报告测量工具，用于评估个体对可控性和可预测性的需求。在研究1中，对两个学生便利样本进行了探索性（n = 464）和验证性（n = 304）因素分析。在研究2中，比较了恐慌症患者（n = 34）、应激相关综合征（过度劳累，n = 33；倦怠，n = 39）、功能性躯体综合征（纤维肌痛和/或慢性疲劳综合征，n = 34）以及健康对照组（n = 30）的NCP-q数据。
研究1的结果表明，NCP-q应作为一种单维工具使用。NCP-q具有出色的内部一致性和可接受的四周重测信度。证明了收敛效度。研究2显示，与健康对照组相比，所有患者组的NCP-q得分均显著更高，但患者组之间无差异。
自我报告的对可控性和可预测性的更高需求可被视为不同患者组的一种跨诊断潜在机制，这些患者组的特征是在日常生活中经历身体症状。NCP-q可作为一种可靠、简洁且与临床相关的研究工具，并可能有助于识别不同患者样本中的相关潜在机制。
