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Validierung einer deutschen Version des Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTS-D)

Published Online:April 22, 2016https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000345

Abstract

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTS) wurde entwickelt, um einen ruminativen Denkstil unabhängig von Inhalt, zeitlicher Orientierung und Valenz der Gedanken zu erfassen. Fragestellung: Überprüfung von Reliabilität und Validität einer deutschen Übersetzung des Fragebogens (RTS-D). Methode: Psychometrische Kennwerte und Faktorenstruktur der deutschsprachigen Version wurden an einer nicht-klinischen (N = 203) und einer klinischen Stichprobe (N = 201) überprüft. Ergebnisse: Die einfaktorielle Struktur der Originalversion konnte für die deutsche Übersetzung nicht bestätigt werden. Hingegen schnitt ein von Tanner, Voon, Hasking und Martin (2013) vorgeschlagenes vierfaktorielles Modell mit 15 Items zufriedenstellend ab. Die 15-Item-Version beinhaltet neben dem übergeordneten Faktor Ruminativer Denkstil die vier Subskalen Repetitives Denken, Kontrafaktisches/Hypothetisches Denken, Problemfokussiertes Denken und Antizipatorisches Denken. Die Befunde zu Reliabilität und Validität der gekürzten Fragebogenfassung erwiesen sich als zufriedenstellend bis gut. Schlussfolgerungen: Der RTS-D bildet Rumination als mehrdimensionales Konstrukt mit verschiedenen Facetten von grüblerischem Denken ab und kann sowohl im nicht-klinischen Setting als auch störungsübergreifend im klinischen Bereich eingesetzt werden. Weiterführende Untersuchungen insbesondere zur faktoriellen Struktur des Fragebogens werden jedoch empfohlen.


Validation of a German Version of the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTS-D)

Abstract.Background: The Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTS) was designed to assess a ruminative style of thinking independently of the content, temporal orientation, and valence of the thoughts. Aim: To assess the validity and reliability of a German version of the questionnaire (RTS-D). Method: Psychometric properties and the factorial structure of the German version were investigated in a nonclinical (N = 203) and a clinical sample (N = 201). Results: The one-factor model of the original version could not be replicated for the German translation. However, a four-factor model with 15 items as suggested by Tanner et al. (2013) led to satisfactory results. The 15-item version comprises one higher-order factor and four lower-order factors, namely, repetitive thoughts, counterfactual/hypothetical thinking, problem-focused thoughts, and anticipatory thoughts. Results concerning the reliability and validity of this shorter instrument were satisfactory to good. Conclusion: The German version of the RTS assesses rumination as a multidimensional construct with different facets of ruminative thinking. It proved to be a suitable instrument for assessing a ruminative thought style in nonclinical settings as well as trans-diagnostically in clinical settings. However, we recommend further investigations, particularly of the factorial structure of the questionnaire.

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