The metacognitive self: The role of motivation and an updated measurement tool

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the theoretical motivational background regarding metacognitive self, which is being aware of how biases and psychological rules (like classic conditional) influence one's own behavior. Based on this framework, we used a Polish nationwide representative sample to create a reliable tool (the first study: n = 1200, the next study n = 600, Partner in Business Strategy Company as an external contractor, who served as data collector). Until now, the MCSQ-40 questionnaire has been used. After modification -changing the continuous scale into a 6-point scale -and a survey of a representative sample of the Poles, a single-factor structure of metacognitive self was developed, and 21 items out of 40 previously used were selected. This resulted in developing a new tool: MCSQ-21. We assessed the congruent and concurrent validity of this instrument.

Becoming Aware of One's Own Biases in Emerging Adulthood — A Longitudinal Study. Metacognitive Approach

“…Metacognitive processing is thought to be intrinsically motivated (e.g., Brycz et al, 2019). Koriat et al (2014) posited that children's metacognitive ability to make judgments of learning "develops at a much later stage than that at which children have been claimed to reach adult-like metacognitive monitoring" (p. 3).…”

“…At each assessment, the experimenter asked participants to follow the instructions for the test battery. After answering the demographic questions, they completed the Metacognitive Self Questionnaire (MCSQ-21, Brycz, Konarski, Kleka, & Wright, 2019). We used the paper-and-pencil version.…”

“…The study was conducted using the MCSQ-21 (Brycz et al, 2019), which is a shortened version of the 40-item Metacognitive Self Questionnaire (MCSQ-40;Brycz & Karasiewicz, 2011). The MCSQ-21 was created based on the bi-factor model solution of the MCSQ-40.…”

Saving Resources for Future Demands—The Role of Instruction, Cognitive Load and Metacognition

“…The MCQ-30 measures maladaptive metacognitions, such as positive beliefs about worry, a strong tendency for rumination, and other thoughts associated with depression and various psychiatric disorders. Research has shown that the MCS plays an adaptive role, and is negatively correlated with rumination and psychiatric disorders (Brycz, Konarski, Kleka, & Wright, 2019). These authors also found that the higher the MCS is, the more conscious, agreeable, and emotionally stable the individual appears to be.…”

Metacognitive Self and Motivation to Seek Diagnostic Information About the Self: A Longitudinal Study

“…Two questionnaires were used in this study. The first, the Metacognitive Self Questionnaire (MCSQ-21; see Brycz et al, 2019, for validity and reliability data), is a 21-item selfreport measure of metacognitive self. Each item is a colloquial behavioral description of a given bias, for example "I tend to judge other people positively rather than negatively" (positivity bias).…”