Beck Cognitive Insight Scale.

BCIS

What it measures

Cognitive insight - self-reflectiveness (openness to feedback and to alternative explanations of one's experiences) and self-certainty (overconfidence in one's own beliefs and judgements); composite index = self-reflectiveness minus self-certainty

Length and format

15 (9 self-reflectiveness + 6 self-certainty). 4-pt Likert agreement (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

20+ langs with published validations (ZH/Taiwanese, JA, KO, FR, ES, PT, IT, DE, TR, FA, NL among them; approx)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Beck, A.T., Baruch, E., Balter, J.M., Steer, R.A., & Warman, D.M. (2004). A new instrument for measuring insight: the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale. Schizophrenia Research, 68(2-3), 319-329.