Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Representative Inner Speech Questionnaires

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ID13661386
AuthorsFamira Racy (0000-0002-3747-1178, MA I/O Psychology, Independent Researcher, corresponding author), Alain Morin (0000-0002-3556-1989, Mount Royal University), Julia Hagerty (Independent researcher)
Year2022
Volume127
Issue2
Pages994-1002
Publication date2022-06-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00332941221109109
PMID35697667
OpenAlexW4282832717
LanguageEN
References cited20

Inner speech is frequently assessed using self-report scales, but their validity is understudied. Uttl et al. (2011) found moderate correlations, perhaps because measures tap into different dimensions of inner speech. We expand on these preliminary results by investigating reliability and concurrent validity of seven inner speech questionnaires in a larger sample. Our results indicate that inner speech questionnaires are reliable but hold moderate concurrent validity, in line with Uttl and colleagues' (2011) results. Specifically, our results suggest that some inner speech scales may capture a general conception of inner speech, while others may assess evaluative components of negative self-talk, self-regulation, and self-reflective processes, but not emotional valence. The results hold implications around further validity investigations of inner speech measures

Cognitive psychology · Concurrent validity · Construct validity · Criterion validity · Developmental psychology · Internal consistency · Power (physics · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Test validity · Valence (chemistry · Validity · Action Observation and Synchronization · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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