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Validity of a Norwegian version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ): Associations with problem drinking, nicotine dependence and problematic social media use
Author(s) -
Solem Stian,
Pedersen Henrik,
Nesse Frikk,
Garvik Janssen Arne,
Ottesen Kennair Leif Edward,
Hagen Roger,
Havnen Audun,
Hjemdal Odin,
Caselli Gabriele,
Spada Marcantonio M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.2524
Subject(s) - perseveration , psychology , norwegian , confirmatory factor analysis , construct validity , nicotine , addiction , clinical psychology , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , cognition , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , communication
The aim of the current study was to test the validity of the Norwegian version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ). Three cross‐sectional surveys were conducted investigating the psychometric properties of the DTQ in alcohol use ( N = 588), nicotine use ( N = 446) and social media use ( N = 359). Principal components and confirmatory factor analyses supported the original two‐factor solution consisting of verbal perseveration (VP) and imaginal prefiguration (IP); however, one item was removed to obtain good fit. Internal consistency was acceptable. Both IP and VP showed significant correlations with problem drinking, nicotine dependence and problematic social media use. Regression analyses, controlling for demographics and negative affect, found IP and VP to be significantly associated with all dependent variables. The results confirm that desire thinking is an important construct across different addictive behaviours.