Personality as Mediator Between Catastrophic Misinterpretation and Metacognitive Beliefs

By : Shivangi Agrawal

Page No: 363-375

Abstract
Effective monitoring and control over one’s thinking for effective metacognition, is a central component to many cognitive tasks (Willingham, 2007). Researches showed positive relationship between metacognitive beliefs and Catastrophic misinterpretations which can be defined as ruminating about irrational worst-case outcomes variables that affect implementation of cognitive strategies but deficient work about personality type that have a central role in forming misinterpreted beliefs. This study aimed to explore and clarify the relationship between personality traits, and catastrophic thinking and metacognitive control in a non-clinical sample by using convenience based purposive sampling method. 100 higher studies students both male and female of age ranging from 18 years to 24 years were participants of the studied. Subjects of study completed a battery of standardized questionnaires (MCQ-20, PCS, BFI). Findings showed that the effect on metacognition and catastrophizing was explained by the proposed interaction with personality and appears to be an important factor in the relationship and would have important implications for existing models and treatment.

Author :
Shivangi Agrawal : Student – Amity University Gurugram

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2019.14.02.14