The Meta-Attention Knowledge Questionnaire (MAKQ)

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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description

A self-report and open-ended questionnaire developed by Mulvihill et al. to measure early adolescents' self-perceived attentional control and declarative attention-regulation strategy knowledge.

Components

Claims

• The MAKQ dimensions show acceptable internal consistency across both studies (alphas 0.77-0.93) [+W]
• MAKQ dimensions correlate moderately with each other, with strategy knowledge only weakly related to the self-perception scales [+W]
• The MAKQ self-knowledge items show a stable two-factor structure: meta-attention control (15 items) and meta-attention monitoring (5 items) [+W]
• MAKQ strategy knowledge, but not the self-perception scales, converges with behavioural inhibitory control on the Go-No-Go task [+W]
• MAKQ dimensions show convergent validity with parent-rated attention and executive functioning (moderate-to-strong negative correlations) [+W]
• Cluster analysis across both studies identifies three meta-attention knowledge profiles, including an overconfident group with a self-knowledge/strategy mismatch [+W]

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Key Sources

• Mulvihill, A., Matthews, N., Chidley, K., Macmahon, S., Armitage, K. L., Sherlock, D., Dux, P. E., & Carroll, A. (2025). The meta-attention knowledge questionnaire (MAKQ): a new instrument for investigating meta-attention in a young adolescent sample. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09433-1

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title	The Meta-Attention Knowledge Questionnaire (MAKQ)
description	A self-report and open-ended questionnaire developed by Mulvihill et al.
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