Universität zu Köln

Dietz, Thilo ORCID: 0000-0002-9378-6799, Tavenrath, Sally, Schiewer, Vera ORCID: 0000-0002-5166-6916, Oeztuerk-Arenz, Hulya, Durakovic, Vanessa, Labouvie, Hildegard, Jaeger, Reinhold S. and Kusch, Michael . Cologne questionnaire on speechlessness: Development and validation. Curr. Psychol.. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1936-4733

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Abstract

Speechlessness forms a psychological concept that describes non-speaking or silence in different situations. Speechlessness occurs in particular during emotional stress. The Cologne Questionnaire on Speechlessness (ger.: Kolner Fragebogen zur Sprachlosigkeit) is an instrument for measuring speechlessness as a function of emotional perception and processing in situations of emotional stress or existing emotional dysregulation. The questionnaire was developed in theoretical proximity to the constructs of alexithymia and expressive suppression. Item selection was performed on a first line sample of N = 307 individuals of a normal population. Acquisition of an exploratory model to classify the phenomenon was conducted within four samples in clinical and non-clinical settings. Validation of the factorial structure was performed using an overarching dataset (N = 1293) consisting of all samples. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated the best model fit (chi(2) (df, 146) = 953.856; p < .001; Tucker-Lewis-Index = .891; Comparative Fit Index = .916; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = .065; p < .001; N = 1293) with a four-factorial structure of the questionnaire. Both the overall acceptable validity and reliability recommend the application of KFS on individuals of the normal population as well as clinical subgroups. In addition, the questionnaire can also be used in the context of research on the regulation of emotions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dietz, Thilo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-6799 UNSPECIFIED Tavenrath, Sally UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schiewer, Vera UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-6916 UNSPECIFIED Oeztuerk-Arenz, Hulya UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Durakovic, Vanessa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Labouvie, Hildegard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jaeger, Reinhold S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kusch, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-664786
DOI:	10.1007/s12144-022-04102-x
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Psychol.
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1936-4733
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE; EMOTION REGULATION; CANCER-PATIENTS; CONSEQUENCES; FEELINGS; SILENCE; TRAUMA; VALUES Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66478