Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ) validation in French language: Exploring links to loneliness
Christian Greiner; Vincent Besch; Marissa Bouchard-Boivin; Catherine Le Hénaff; Cécilia Von Rohr-De Pree; Nader Ali Perroud; Paco Prada; Martin Debbané · 2025 · PLoS ONE
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Abstract
The concept of epistemic trust is gaining traction in the mental health field. Epistemic trust is thought to play a foundational role as a resilience factor against the development and maintenance of psychopathology by fostering social learning. The primary aim of this study was to validate the French-language version of the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ). We further sought to replicate previously reported associations with key developmental and psychological factors (childhood trauma, mentalizing and attachment) and test for epistemic trust's potential mediating
Abstract by Christian Greiner; Vincent Besch; Marissa Bouchard-Boivin; Catherine Le Hénaff; Cécilia Von Rohr-De Pree; Nader Ali Perroud; Paco Prada; Martin Debbané, PLoS ONE (2025) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0303918