Abstract Objective Recent craving research has focused on individuals' beliefs about cravings. Yet, measures about craving beliefs have rarely been compared with other craving belief measures or measures of craving itself. We aimed to develop a craving metacognition measure with a simple factor structure that could be used by people with a range of alcohol use patterns. This article introduces the Craving Metacognition Scale, a measure of individuals' craving metacognitions. Method Items were generated based on specific beliefs and attitudes related to craving and drinking, sourced from existing questionnaires and edited to emphasise metacognitive appraisal. Two samples tested the scale: one of individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use issues (n = 115) and the other of undergraduate students who drank regularly (n = 92). The items were refined based on contribution to the total score and divergence from existing measures. Results The final 13‐item scale showed strong internal consistency (α = .93) and good convergence with existing measures, such as the Jellinek Alcohol Craving Questionnaire‐now (Pearson's r = .698) and the Metacognition Questionnaire for Alcohol Abusers subscales (between r = .602 and r = .811). Conclusions The Craving Metacognition Scale shows preliminary evidence of psychometric validity. It has a simple factor structure that measures craving metacognitions reported by individuals with a range of drinking habits.

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渴求元认知量表的开发与初步评价

摘要 目的最近的渴求研究集中在个人对渴求的信念上。然而，关于渴求信念的量度很少与其他渴求信念量度或对渴求本身的量度进行比较。我们旨在开发一种具有简单因素结构的渴望元认知量度，可供具有一系列酒精使用模式的人使用。本文介绍了渴望元认知量表，这是衡量个人渴望元认知的一种方法。方法项目是根据与渴求和饮酒相关的特定信念和态度生成的，源自现有问卷并进行编辑以强调元认知评估。两个样本测试了该量表：一个是寻求酒精使用问题治疗的人 (n = 115)，另一个是经常喝酒的本科生 (n = 92)。这些项目根据对总分的贡献和与现有措施的差异进行了细化。结果 最终的 13 项量表显示出很强的内部一致性 (α = .93) 并且与现有的测量指标具有良好的收敛性，例如现在的 Jellinek 酒精渴望问卷 (Pearson's r = .698) 和酒精滥用者的元认知问卷子量表（介于r = .602 和 r = .811）。结论 渴望元认知量表显示了心理测量有效性的初步证据。它有一个简单的因素结构，可以衡量具有一系列饮酒习惯的个人报告的渴望元认知。例如现在的 Jellinek 酒精渴望问卷（Pearson 的 r = .698）和酒精滥用者的元认知问卷（介于 r = .602 和 r = .811 之间）。结论 渴望元认知量表显示了心理测量有效性的初步证据。它有一个简单的因素结构，可以衡量具有一系列饮酒习惯的个人报告的渴望元认知。例如现在的 Jellinek 酒精渴望问卷（Pearson 的 r = .698）和酒精滥用者的元认知问卷（介于 r = .602 和 r = .811 之间）。结论 渴望元认知量表显示了心理测量有效性的初步证据。它有一个简单的因素结构，可以衡量具有一系列饮酒习惯的个人报告的渴望元认知。