Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Persian version of consideration of future consequences scale

Considering the need to provide valid tools for research and clinical work in Persian, the present study aimed to translate and evaluate the revised version’s psychometric properties and factor structure of considering the scale of the future consequences.

In this cross-sectional survey, 380 people were selected through convenience sampling from the adult population of Kermanshah. The research data were collected through the Regret-Based Decision-Making Style Scale, Monetary Choice Questionnaire, and Consideration of Future Consequences scale and were analyzed using statistical methods of Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation test, and confirmatory factor analysis by SPSS-26, and Mplus-7 software.

The findings showed that internal consistency reliability of the future subscale and immediate subscale was 0.65 and 0.70, respectively, and their split-half reliability were 0.68 and 0.66, respectively. The confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the questionnaire's two-factor structure (RMSEA=0.07, CFI=0.92, TLI=0.89). The pattern of correlations between the scores of this questionnaire with the scores of the monetary choice questionnaire and the regret-based decision-making style scale also showed the criterion validity of the questionnaire.

According to the obtained results, it can be concluded that the Persian version of consideration of future consequences scale has acceptable validity, and reliability and given the relatively short time it takes to be completed, it can be an appropriate tool for employing in both clinical and research situations.